Canada · Earthquake archives October 2012

Explore earthquake activity year by year and month by month using the historical Quake Pulse database.

Events48

Largest magnitudeM 7.8

M6+3

M7+1

Average depth11.5 km

Strongest events

Magnitude	Location	Depth	Time
M 7.8	206 km SW of Prince Rupert, Canada	14.0 km	2012-10-28 03:04:08 UTC	View event →
M 6.3	237 km SW of Prince Rupert, Canada	9.0 km	2012-10-28 18:54:20 UTC	View event →
M 6.2	241 km SSW of Prince Rupert, Canada	9.0 km	2012-10-30 02:49:02 UTC	View event →
M 5.6	Haida Gwaii, Canada	10.0 km	2012-10-28 19:09:53 UTC	View event →
M 5.5	222 km SSW of Prince Rupert, Canada	10.0 km	2012-10-28 03:52:20 UTC	View event →
M 5.4	226 km SW of Prince Rupert, Canada	10.0 km	2012-10-28 19:03:21 UTC	View event →
M 5.3	261 km SSW of Prince Rupert, Canada	19.2 km	2012-10-30 02:55:08 UTC	View event →
M 5.3	256 km SSW of Prince Rupert, Canada	10.0 km	2012-10-28 09:17:27 UTC	View event →
M 5.3	236 km SSW of Prince Rupert, Canada	10.0 km	2012-10-28 04:41:02 UTC	View event →
M 5.2	234 km SW of Prince Rupert, Canada	10.0 km	2012-10-28 19:16:50 UTC	View event →
M 5.2	246 km SSW of Prince Rupert, Canada	10.0 km	2012-10-28 18:57:31 UTC	View event →
M 5.2	240 km SSW of Prince Rupert, Canada	10.0 km	2012-10-28 11:27:45 UTC	View event →
M 5.2	237 km SSW of Prince Rupert, Canada	10.0 km	2012-10-28 07:25:21 UTC	View event →
M 5.2	230 km SSW of Prince Rupert, Canada	10.0 km	2012-10-28 06:16:52 UTC	View event →
M 5.2	236 km SW of Prince Rupert, Canada	10.0 km	2012-10-28 04:25:28 UTC	View event →
M 5.1	257 km SSW of Prince Rupert, Canada	10.0 km	2012-10-30 14:10:59 UTC	View event →
M 5.1	233 km SSW of Prince Rupert, Canada	10.0 km	2012-10-28 13:09:14 UTC	View event →
M 5.1	256 km SSW of Prince Rupert, Canada	20.0 km	2012-10-28 11:53:18 UTC	View event →
M 5.1	250 km SW of Prince Rupert, Canada	25.0 km	2012-10-28 10:45:48 UTC	View event →
M 5.1	223 km SW of Prince Rupert, Canada	11.2 km	2012-10-28 04:26:45 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	255 km SSW of Prince Rupert, Canada	23.0 km	2012-10-30 04:40:15 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	269 km SSW of Prince Rupert, Canada	10.0 km	2012-10-29 11:07:15 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	229 km SSW of Prince Rupert, Canada	10.0 km	2012-10-29 01:49:01 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	229 km SSW of Prince Rupert, Canada	10.0 km	2012-10-29 20:49:46 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	204 km SW of Prince Rupert, Canada	21.5 km	2012-10-28 19:02:08 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	226 km SW of Prince Rupert, Canada	10.0 km	2012-10-28 07:16:37 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	274 km SSW of Prince Rupert, Canada	10.0 km	2012-10-28 07:12:13 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	198 km SW of Prince Rupert, Canada	10.0 km	2012-10-28 09:45:38 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	262 km SSW of Prince Rupert, Canada	10.0 km	2012-10-31 04:48:38 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	Haida Gwaii, Canada	10.0 km	2012-10-28 23:34:23 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	226 km SW of Prince Rupert, Canada	10.0 km	2012-10-28 23:26:50 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	231 km SW of Prince Rupert, Canada	14.1 km	2012-10-28 21:38:20 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	225 km SW of Prince Rupert, Canada	10.0 km	2012-10-28 15:59:11 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	220 km SW of Prince Rupert, Canada	10.0 km	2012-10-28 04:33:41 UTC	View event →
M 4.6	237 km SSW of Prince Rupert, Canada	10.0 km	2012-10-29 08:58:30 UTC	View event →
M 4.6	240 km SSW of Prince Rupert, Canada	10.0 km	2012-10-28 22:41:27 UTC	View event →
M 4.6	244 km SSW of Prince Rupert, Canada	10.0 km	2012-10-28 21:29:04 UTC	View event →
M 4.6	252 km SSW of Prince Rupert, Canada	10.0 km	2012-10-28 20:02:43 UTC	View event →
M 4.6	245 km SSW of Prince Rupert, Canada	10.0 km	2012-10-28 10:24:15 UTC	View event →
M 4.6	256 km SSW of Prince Rupert, Canada	15.0 km	2012-10-28 09:36:35 UTC	View event →
M 4.6	230 km SSW of Prince Rupert, Canada	20.0 km	2012-10-28 03:38:10 UTC	View event →
M 4.5	221 km SSW of Prince Rupert, Canada	10.0 km	2012-10-28 17:34:49 UTC	View event →
M 4.5	215 km SSW of Prince Rupert, Canada	10.0 km	2012-10-28 16:17:03 UTC	View event →
M 4.5	191 km W of Port McNeill, Canada	10.0 km	2012-10-28 14:46:03 UTC	View event →
M 4.5	228 km SW of Prince Rupert, Canada	10.0 km	2012-10-28 10:23:08 UTC	View event →
M 4.5	230 km SW of Prince Rupert, Canada	10.0 km	2012-10-28 05:51:17 UTC	View event →
M 4.5	242 km SSW of Prince Rupert, Canada	10.0 km	2012-10-28 05:02:49 UTC	View event →
M 4.5	247 km S of Fort McPherson, Canada	1.0 km	2012-10-24 13:36:42 UTC	View event →

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