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Magnitude 5.3 earthquake reported near Vancouver Island region
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake has been recorded in the Vancouver Island, Canada region, according to a single preliminary seismic report. No reports of damage, casualties, or whether the event was felt onshore have been confirmed.
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WhereCanada
46.880, -89.657 ±400 km
First reported27 days ago
Published2026-09-28 04:56 UTC
Sources1
How this travelled.
Reports1Independent tellings1
1 independently corroborated telling.
Corrections and updates
No published correction or update is recorded. This does not reconstruct changes made before correction records were kept.
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Global Event Monitor. Magnitude 5.3 earthquake reported near Vancouver Island region. 2026-09-28T04:56:43.591Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:3807. https://global.eventmonitor.net/event/2026-09-28/m-5-3-vancouver-island-canada-region-84d34333
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