M4.9 earthquake 121 km SW of Vernon, Canada
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 121 km SW of Vernon, Canada on Thu, Apr 10, 1980, 5:45 PM PST (01:45 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 119 km WSW of Vernon, Canada. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (ms), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-04-11 01:45:05 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 49.366° N, 127.705° 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 92
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.3122 km SW of Vernon, Canada · 16966 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
- 5.0119 km WSW of Vernon, Canada · 16930 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00016jg (also filed as iscgem647504). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:25 PM UTC.