M1.9 earthquake 5 km SSW of Delta, Canada
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 5 km SSW of Delta, Canada on Tue, May 13, 1980, 12:47 PM PDT (19:47 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.9 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-05-13 19:47:04 UTC
- Depth
- 13.7 km (8.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 49.102° N, 122.937° 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.
- Location uncertainty
- About 3.2 km horizontally, 2.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.13
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 326°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 5
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10081563. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 7:15 AM UTC.