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Balance Rock is silhouetted at dusk in Skidegate, B.C., on Haida Gwaii, Monday, Feb. 17, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Magnitude 4.0 earthquake strikes off coast of northern B.C.

May 12, 2026 | 4:16 PM

DAAJING GIIDS — A magnitude 4.0 earthquake was recorded off the coast of northern B.C. and was lightly felt in the villages Port Clements and Masset on the east side of Haida Gwaii.

Earthquakes Canada says it struck around 1:35 p.m. on Tuesday at a depth of nearly 10 kilometres.

It says the quake hit about 31 kilometres from Daajing Giids, another village on the archipelago of the Haida Gwaii.

The agency says that despite it being felt in some locations, there were no reports of damage and none are expected.