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Earthquakes in Canada

Explore earthquakes recorded within Canada. Latest events cover Aug 10, 2026 – Sep 8, 2026 UTC; annual statistics and the largest events cover Sep 9, 2025 – Sep 8, 2026 UTC.

Regional statistics

Statistics for the 365-day period Sep 9, 2025 – Sep 8, 2026 UTC.

Recorded events
1436
Maximum magnitude
7.01
Average magnitude
2.87

Earthquake map for Canada

Latest earthquakes

Up to 20 most recent events during the 30-day period Aug 10, 2026 – Sep 8, 2026 UTC.

  1. 1.77 Canada, Cascade Range, British Columbia
  2. 2.70 Canada, Coast Mountains, British Columbia
  3. 2.60 Canada, Coast Mountains, British Columbia
  4. 2.50 Canada, Coast Mountains, British Columbia
  5. 2.60 Canada, North America, Yukon
  6. 2.50 Canada, North America, Yukon
  7. 1.70 Canada, Vancouver Island, British Columbia
  8. 1.90 Canada, North America, Yukon
  9. 1.60 Canada, North America, Yukon
  10. 2.00 Canada, Cascade Range, British Columbia
  11. 3.10 Canada, Rocky Mountains, Alberta
  12. 2.90 Canada, North America, Northwest Territories
  13. 1.80 Canada, Chugach Mountains, Yukon
  14. 2.50 Canada, Coast Mountains, British Columbia
  15. 2.50 Canada, North America, Yukon
  16. 3.10 Canada, Mackenzie Mountains, Northwest Territories
  17. 2.50 Canada, North America, Yukon
  18. 2.50 Canada, Mackenzie Mountains, Yukon
  19. 1.60 Canada, North America, Yukon
  20. 2.90 Canada, Columbia Kootenay Mountain, British Columbia

Largest earthquakes

The 10 largest recorded events during the 365-day period Sep 9, 2025 – Sep 8, 2026 UTC.

  1. 7.01 Canada, North America, Yukon
  2. 5.79 Canada, North America, Yukon
  3. 5.70 Canada, North America, Yukon
  4. 5.30 Canada, North America, Yukon
  5. 5.20 Canada, North America, Yukon
  6. 5.10 Canada, North America, Yukon
  7. 5.00 Canada, North America, Yukon
  8. 5.00 Canada, North America, Yukon
  9. 4.90 Canada, North America, Yukon
  10. 4.90 Canada, North America, Yukon

Statistics for the last 5 years

Complete years use 365 or 366 days. For 2,026, the average uses 365 days through Sep 8, 2026.

Date Recorded events Maximum magnitude Events per day
2026 1153 5.7 — Canada, North America, Yukon 3.159

Country borders and localized names come from Natural Earth. naturalearthdata.com