M1.8 earthquake 53 km SSE of Hope, Canada
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 53 km SSE of Hope, Canada on Sun, Sep 14, 1975, 7:38 PM PDT (02:38 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.5 0 km ENE of Peaceful Valley, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.8 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1975-09-15 02:38:25 UTC
- Depth
- -0.5 km (-0.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 48.969° N, 121.054° W
- Region
- Canada
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.07
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 224°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 6
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.50 km ENE of Peaceful Valley, Washington · 18634 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.74 km ENE of Swede Heaven, Washington · 18623 days ago · -1 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.39 km ESE of Alger, Washington · 18608 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10861753. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:36 PM UTC.