M6.3 earthquake near Campbell River, British Columbia

What happened

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 27 km WSW of Campbell River, Canada on 10 Oct 1919, 01:07 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 28 km away in British Columbia, Canada.