M 5.6 in Canada on 01 Aug 2026 04:49 UTC

Event summary

This earthquake can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID EQ 1555461
Earthquake Magnitude: 5.6M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 49.6033 , -129.4251
Event Date: 01 Aug 2026 04:49 UTC
31 Jul 2026 19:49 Local
Exposed Population: 10 thousand in MMI>=III
Inserted at: 01 Aug 2026 05:09 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
1.1 (Canada)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us6000thej Scaled population (raster) 0  
  C1 shakemap 0  
  C2 shakemap 0  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.
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Detailed event map. European Union, 2026. Map produced by EC-JRC.
The boundaries and the names shown on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the European Union.

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Latest media headlines

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Xinhua Photo Daily | Aug. 1, 2026 8/1/2026 6:20:00 AM.

BEIJING, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- A selection of the best press photos from Xinhua. An aerial drone photo taken on July 30, 2026 shows a freight train of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor departing from Yuzui Station in Chongqing, sou
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5.5 magnitude quake hits Vancouver Island, Canada Region 8/1/2026 5:32:00 AM.

BEIJING, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 jolted Vancouver Island, Canada Region at 0449 GMT on Saturday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said. The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially det
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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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Exposed population

Data, images, links, services and documents

For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (48), NEIC (4), OCHA (1), WMO (1), USGS (5), (2), INFORM (2),