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Past earthquakes in or near British Columbia: 2020 - list, stats and map

Updated: Apr 18, 2024 19:44 GMT -
In 2020, British Columbia has had 510 quakes of magnitudes up to 5.2:
  • 0 quakes above magnitude 5
  • 5 quakes between magnitude 4 and 5
  • 21 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
  • 102 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
  • 382 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
Strongest: Mag. 5.2 Earthquake 138km W of Port Hardy, Canada -
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Showing quakes magnitude 2.5 or higher, within up to 300 km (186 mi) distance (264 out of 510 quakes, show more):
Past earthquakes in or near British Columbia: 2020 - list, stats and map
Date and TimeMag
Depth
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Dec 31, 2020 02:10 am (GMT -9)
4.0

3 km
279 km (173 mi) to the S 288 Km SW of Tofino, BC, Canada 2 reportsInfo
Wednesday, December 30, 2020 GMT (2 quakes)
Dec 30, 2020 09:51 am (GMT -9)
2.5

20 km
47 km (29 mi) to the W 107 Km S of Village of Queen Charlotte, BC, Canada
Info
Dec 30, 2020 10:31 am (Los Angeles)
3.2

20 km
152 km (94 mi) to the S 2 Km S of Ravensdale, Washington, USA 24 reportsInfo
Tuesday, December 29, 2020 GMT (1 quake)
Dec 29, 2020 07:36 am (Los Angeles)
3.0

20 km
134 km (83 mi) to the S 6 Km ENE of Carnation, Washington, USA 10 reportsInfo
Monday, December 28, 2020 GMT (3 quakes)
Dec 28, 2020 03:41 am (Los Angeles)
2.9

26 km
115 km (71 mi) to the S 4 Km S of Monroe, Washington, USA 7 reportsInfo
Dec 27, 2020 10:45 pm (GMT -9)
3.0

10 km
195 km (121 mi) to the W 175 Km S of Sitka, AK, USA
Info
Dec 27, 2020 08:49 pm (GMT -9)
3.4

10 km
153 km (95 mi) to the SW 192 Km W of Port Hardy, BC, Canada
Info
Saturday, December 26, 2020 GMT (2 quakes)
Dec 26, 2020 02:42 pm (GMT -9)
3.4

10 km
155 km (96 mi) to the SW 194 Km W of Port Hardy, BC, Canada
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Dec 25, 2020 03:40 pm (GMT -9)
3.5

10 km
146 km (91 mi) to the SW 181 Km SW of Port Alice, BC, Canada
Info
Friday, December 25, 2020 GMT (3 quakes)
Dec 25, 2020 12:31 pm (GMT -9)
2.8

20 km
49 km (30 mi) to the SW 184 Km S of Village of Queen Charlotte, BC, Canada
Info
Dec 25, 2020 08:13 am (GMT -9)
4.5

21 km
156 km (97 mi) to the SW 196 Km W of Port Hardy, BC, Canada
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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 1.1 x 1013 joules (3.13 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 2692 tons of TNT or 0.2 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy

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