M5.6 earthquake 181 km SW of Port McNeill, Canada
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck 181 km SW of Port McNeill, Canada on Tue, Jan 3, 1939, 9:18 AM GMT-8 (17:18 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.9 222 km WSW of Tofino, Canada. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.6 (Mw, moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- ISC-GEM global catalog
- Local time
- UTC
- 1939-01-03 17:18:39 UTC
- Depth
- 15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 49.613° N, 129.118° W
- Region
- Canada
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.20
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.6 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem901757. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:29 AM UTC.