Earthquakes in Canada — April 2025

31 earthquakes were recorded in Canada during April 2025, an average of 1.0 per day.

0 reached magnitude 4 or above and 0 reached magnitude 5 or above. The average focal depth was 4 km.

The month's largest event in Canada was a magnitude 3.4 earthquake near Inuvik, Canada on 08 April 2025 at 02:52 UTC. A magnitude 3.4 earthquake radiates roughly 1.9 tons of TNT equivalent in seismic energy.

That is well above the Canada monthly average of 21 events over the period we cover — an unusually active month, and level with the 31 recorded the previous month.

100% of events here are shallow (under 70 km), 0% intermediate (70–300 km) and 0% deep-focus (over 300 km). Almost everything here is crustal. That is characteristic of transform faulting or continental deformation rather than subduction — and it means shaking at the surface is strong for the magnitudes involved.

By band, the catalogue holds 4 in the magnitude 0 range, 13 in the magnitude 1 range, 13 in the magnitude 2 range, 1 in the magnitude 3 range.

Activity peaked on 30 April, when 3 events were recorded.

The month's largest events were M3.4 near Inuvik, Canada on 08 April at 67 km; M2.5 near Osoyoos, Canada on 14 April at 12 km; M2.3 near Aldergrove East, Canada on 03 April at 12 km.

That is 47% above the 21 events Canada averages per month across the 21 months on record.