M5.3 earthquake 143 km W of Tofino, Canada
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 143 km W of Tofino, Canada on Sat, Jun 5, 1976, 7:17 PM PDT (02:17 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.3 (ms), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-06-06 02:17:17 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 49.034° N, 127.870° 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 76
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5133 km W of Tofino, Canada · 18378 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.2131 km W of Tofino, Canada · 18377 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.3147 km W of Tofino, Canada · 18324 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000gr8 (also filed as iscgem712175). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:03 AM UTC.