LIGHT EARTHQUAKE
31 km NNE of Banff, Canada
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 31 km NNE of Banff, Canada on 16 Oct 2026, 10:46 UTC. The hypocentre was 8.3 km below the surface — shallow by seismological convention. The figures have been revised 6 times since the first report.
- Depth
- 8.3 km
- Latitude
- 51.45°N
- Time
- 10:46 UTC
- Magnitude
- M4.0
shallow
115.45°W longitude
16 Oct 2026
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EPICENTRE
MAGNITUDE 4.0
Noticeable shaking of indoor objects. Damage is unlikely.
The scale is logarithmic: this released about 32 times the energy of a magnitude 3.0, roughly the energy of 15 tonnes of TNT.
8.3 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
19 Oct 2026, 08:51 UTC · 124.8 km deep
19 Oct 2026, 08:21 UTC · 10 km deep
19 Oct 2026, 08:12 UTC · 10 km deep
19 Oct 2026, 07:55 UTC · 10 km deep