M7.0 earthquake in 2025 Hubbard Glacier Earthquake on December 6, 2025

On December 6, 2025 at 20:41 UTC the ground shook with a magnitude 7.0 earthquake. The epicenter was 2025 Hubbard Glacier Earthquake, with the focus 10 km deep. It was a shallow quake, and shallow quakes are usually felt most strongly at the surface.

7.0magnitude

10 kmdepth

20:41time UTC

greenUSGS alert

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Key facts

1,058 people reported feeling it to USGS. The USGS PAGER system issued a green alert, expecting little impact. USGS flagged the event as an oceanic-region earthquake. Regional tsunami warning centers publish any tsunami information.

Nearest cities

Kamloops (Canada)1,607 km
Burnaby (Canada)1,616 km
Richmond (Canada)1,617 km
Langley (Canada)1,643 km
Saanich (Canada)1,665 km

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Aftershocks

Since then USGS has recorded 23 quakes of magnitude 4.5 or more within 150 km, the strongest M5.8.

M5.8 · Dec 8, 00:56 UTC6 km
M5.7 · Jan 1, 06:46 UTC37 km
M5.3 · Jan 1, 06:54 UTC44 km
M5.2 · Jul 16, 11:37 UTC112 km
M5.2 · Dec 7, 04:20 UTC38 km
M5.2 · Dec 6, 20:46 UTC10 km
M5.1 · Dec 30, 10:17 UTC12 km
M5.1 · Dec 7, 23:50 UTC31 km

Regional history

Since 1976 there have been 8 earthquakes of magnitude 6 or more within 300 km. The strongest was M7.9 (November 30, 1987).

M7.9 · November 30, 1987258 km
M7.1 · February 28, 1979118 km
M6.9 · November 17, 1987285 km
M6.3 · May 1, 2017166 km
M6.2 · May 1, 2017166 km