Latest today See all | Mag. 2.0 earthquake 120 mi west of Juneau - Alaska, United States - |
Strongest today | Mag. 3.2 North Pacific Ocean - British Columbia, Canada - |
Date and Time | Mag Depth | Nearest Volcano | Location | Details | Map |
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Apr 24, 05:18 pm (Juneau) | 2.0 0 km | 37 km (23 mi) to the W | 120 mi west of Juneau, Juneau Borough, Alaska, United States | Info | |
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Apr 24, 04:39 am (Anchorage) | 1.0 5.5 km | 47 km (29 mi) to the W | Chugach, 88 mi northwest of Yakutat, Yakutat, Alaska, United States | Info | |
Apr 24, 05:32 am (Los Angeles) | 0.7 28 km | 94 km (58 mi) to the SW | 5.7 mi west of Shoreline, King County, Washington, United States | Info | |
Apr 24, 02:01 am (Yakutat) | 1.6 0 km | 2 km (1.2 mi) to the W | 64 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska | Info | |
Apr 23, 11:43 pm (GMT -9) | 3.2 24 km | 27 km (17 mi) to the SW | North Pacific Ocean, 44 km southwest of Marshall Island, British Columbia, Canada I FELT IT | Info |
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Canada has relatively few earthquakes. Based on data from the past 14 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 4,300 quakes on average per year in Canada. However, Canada has had at least 7 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 15 to 20 years.
On average, Canada has about 442 quakes of magnitude 3 or higher per year (Mag 4+: 56 quakes per year, Mag 5+: 6.8 quakes per year).
The last earthquake in Canada occurred 32 minutes ago and had a magnitude of 2.0:
A light magnitude 2.0 earthquake occurred in the Gulf of Alaska near the coast of United States in the afternoon of Wednesday, Apr 24, 2024 at 5.18 pm local time (America/Juneau GMT -8). The quake had a very shallow depth of 0 km (0 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).
In the past 24 hours, Canada has had 1 quake of magnitude 3.2 and 1 quake of magnitude . There were also 2 quakes below magnitude 2.0 which people don't normally feel.
The strongest earthquake in Canada today had a magnitude of 3.2 and occurred 17 hours ago:
A light magnitude 3.2 earthquake occurred in the North Pacific Ocean near Marshall Island island, Canada, late in the evening of Tuesday, Apr 23, 2024 at 11.43 pm local time (GMT -9). The quake had a very shallow depth of 24 km (15 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).
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