LIGHT EARTHQUAKE
37 km ENE of Nelson, Canada
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 37 km ENE of Nelson, Canada on 17 Sept 2026, 12:31 UTC. The hypocentre was 10 km below the surface — shallow by seismological convention. The figures have been revised 8 times since the first report.
- Depth
- 10 km
- Latitude
- 49.67°N
- Time
- 12:31 UTC
- Magnitude
- M4.2
shallow
116.83°W longitude
17 Sept 2026
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EPICENTRE
MAGNITUDE 4.2
Noticeable shaking of indoor objects. Damage is unlikely.
The scale is logarithmic: this released about 63 times the energy of a magnitude 3.0, roughly the energy of 30 tonnes of TNT.
10 KM DEEP
Shallow earthquakes release their energy close to the surface, so they are felt more strongly, and do more damage, than deeper earthquakes of the same magnitude.
OTHER RECENT EARTHQUAKES
17 Sept 2026, 14:46 UTC · 20 km deep
17 Sept 2026, 14:34 UTC · 20 km deep
17 Sept 2026, 14:19 UTC · 114.8 km deep
17 Sept 2026, 14:19 UTC · 83 km deep