Earthquakes in Canada — April 2026

32 earthquakes were recorded in Canada during April 2026, an average of 1.1 per day.

2 reached magnitude 4 or above and 0 reached magnitude 5 or above. The average focal depth was 3 km.

The month's largest event in Canada was a magnitude 4.2 earthquake near Bon Accord, Canada on 01 April 2026 at 23:27 UTC. A magnitude 4.2 earthquake radiates roughly 30 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 up from the 21 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 1 in the magnitude 0 range, 19 in the magnitude 1 range, 10 in the magnitude 2 range, 2 in the magnitude 4 range.

Activity peaked on 01 April, when 4 events were recorded.

The month's largest events were M4.2 near Bon Accord, Canada on 01 April at 5 km; M4.0 near Shawville, Canada on 14 April at 10 km; M2.9 near Amherstburg, Canada on 26 April at 2 km.

That is 52% above the 21 events Canada averages per month across the 21 months on record.