M4.9 earthquake 196 km W of Tofino, Canada
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 196 km W of Tofino, Canada on Mon, Dec 20, 1976, 1:21 PM PST (21:21 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-12-20 21:21:32 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 48.921° N, 128.565° 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
- 53
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7222 km SW of Port McNeill, Canada · 18167 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.7216 km SW of Port McNeill, Canada · 18167 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
Before
- 5.1211 km SW of Port McNeill, Canada · 18173 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
- 5.1207 km W of Tofino, Canada · 18173 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
- 6.7250 km W of Tofino, Canada · 18173 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
- 5.1215 km SW of Port McNeill, Canada · 18173 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.2199 km WSW of Vernon, Canada · 18173 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000kvc. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:13 PM UTC.