M6.1 earthquake near Campbell River, British Columbia

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 65 km WSW of Vernon, Canada on 16 Dec 1957, 17:27 UTC at a depth of 15 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 139 km away in British Columbia, Canada.