November 2, 2004 Earthquake: Vancouver Island, Canada
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Vancouver Island, Canada on November 2, 2004 at 10:02:12 UTC, 10 km below the surface. It caused a tsunami.
Map
Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- November 2, 2004
- Time
- 10:02:12 UTC
- Place
- Vancouver Island, Canada
- Magnitude
- 6.6 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 10 km (6 mi)
- Tsunami
- Yes: the tsunami it caused
- Epicenter
- 49.277° N, 128.772° W
- Country
- Canada
The toll
The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this earthquake.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
A magnitude 6.6 Mw earthquake on November 2, 2004, at 10:02:12.8 UTC was felt at Alert Bay, Bamfield, Port Alice, Vancouver and Victoria and generated a small tsunami. (reference #1053)
More
Significant earthquakes of 2004The 2000sEvery quake the USGS located in 2004Recent earthquakes near hereThis day in weather history
Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 7403.