M2.6 earthquake 6 km NNE of Cedar, Canada
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 6 km NNE of Cedar, Canada on Sat, Feb 28, 1981, 3:32 PM PST (23:32 UTC), 59 km (37 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.6 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-02-28 23:32:25 UTC
- Depth
- 58.8 km (36.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 49.167° N, 123.805° 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 6.4 km horizontally, 10.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.07
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 263°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 18
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.613 km NNE of Orcas, Washington · 16638 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.55 km ENE of Orcas, Washington · 16631 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.616 km WNW of Langford, Canada · 16630 days ago · 25 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.313 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 16625 days ago · 17 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.69 km ESE of Salt Spring Island, Canada · 16600 days ago · 20 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.711 km NNE of North Saanich, Canada · 16595 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10114793. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:50 AM UTC.