M4.2 earthquake 199 km WSW of Vernon, Canada
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 199 km WSW of Vernon, Canada on Sun, Dec 19, 1976, 8:45 PM PST (04:45 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 215 km SW of Port McNeill, Canada. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-12-20 04:45:55 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 49.086° N, 128.715° 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
- 18
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.1215 km SW of Port McNeill, Canada · 18173 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
- 6.7250 km W of Tofino, Canada · 18173 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
- 5.1207 km W of Tofino, Canada · 18173 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
- 5.1211 km SW of Port McNeill, Canada · 18173 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
- 4.9196 km W of Tofino, Canada · 18173 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
- 4.7222 km SW of Port McNeill, Canada · 18167 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.7216 km SW of Port McNeill, Canada · 18167 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000kun. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:47 PM UTC.