M6.0 earthquake - 203 km SW of Port McNeill, Canada

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 203 km SW of Port McNeill, Canada on 2 Jul 1999, 11:45 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 295 km away in British Columbia, Canada.