M6.7 earthquake - 189 km SW of Port McNeill, Canada

What happened

A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck 189 km SW of Port McNeill, Canada on 2 Nov 2004, 10:02 UTC at a depth of 10 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Campbell River, about 268 km away in British Columbia, Canada.