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Earthquakes in Canada

Explore earthquakes recorded within Canada. Latest events cover Sep 25, 2026 – Oct 24, 2026 UTC; annual statistics and the largest events cover Oct 25, 2025 – Oct 24, 2026 UTC.

Regional statistics

Statistics for the 365-day period Oct 25, 2025 – Oct 24, 2026 UTC.

Recorded events
1432
Maximum magnitude
7.01
Average magnitude
2.86

Earthquake map for Canada

Latest earthquakes

Up to 20 most recent events during the 30-day period Sep 25, 2026 – Oct 24, 2026 UTC.

  1. 1.84 Canada, Vancouver Island, British Columbia
  2. 1.90 Canada, North America, Yukon
  3. 4.30 Canada, Mackenzie Mountains, Yukon
  4. 3.10 Canada, North America, Yukon
  5. 1.14 Canada, Cascade Range, British Columbia
  6. 2.40 Canada, Laurentides, Quebec
  7. 1.73 Canada, Cascade Range, British Columbia
  8. 0.85 Canada, Cascade Range, British Columbia
  9. 3.20 Canada, North America, Yukon
  10. 4.00 Canada, Rocky Mountains, Alberta
  11. 3.50 Canada, North America, Yukon
  12. 3.10 Canada, North America, Yukon
  13. 2.60 Canada, North America, Yukon
  14. 2.60 Canada, North America, Yukon
  15. 2.90 Canada, Coast Mountains, British Columbia
  16. 2.60 Canada, North America, Yukon
  17. 2.10 Canada, Cascade Range, British Columbia
  18. 0.99 Canada, Vancouver Island, British Columbia
  19. 2.90 Canada, Mackenzie Mountains, Yukon
  20. 1.41 Canada, Cascade Range, British Columbia

Largest earthquakes

The 10 largest recorded events during the 365-day period Oct 25, 2025 – Oct 24, 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 Oct 24, 2026.

Date Recorded events Maximum magnitude Events per day
2026 1272 5.7 — Canada, North America, Yukon 3.485

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