An official looks a seismograph at an observation post near a recent volcanic eruption in Carita, Indonesia, Thursday, Dec. 27, 2018. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)
Magnitude 5.6 earthquake rumbles off B.C. coast west of Vancouver Island
Jul 20, 2026 | 8:55 AM
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PORT HARDY — A magnitude 5.6 earthquake has struck under the ocean off Vancouver Island.
Earthquakes Canada says the quake happened at 11:41 p.m. local time on Sunday 219 kilometres southwest of Port Hardy on Vancouver Island’s northern tip.
It struck about 10 kilometres beneath the surface of the ocean floor, and the federal agency says there was no risk of tsunami.
The earthquake’s epicentre is located near a number of major Vancouver Island communities including Campbell River, about 300 kilometres away, and Port Alberni at 330 kilometres away.
