M2.1 earthquake 6 km WNW of Chilliwack, Canada
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 6 km WNW of Chilliwack, Canada on Sun, Mar 14, 1982, 2:38 AM PST (10:38 UTC), -1 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.4 4 km S of Mount Vernon, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.1 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-03-14 10:38:51 UTC
- Depth
- -0.8 km (-0.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 49.194° N, 122.024° 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 1.5 km horizontally, 2.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.06
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 302°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 9
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.95 km SSE of Concrete, Washington · 16256 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.44 km S of Mount Vernon, Washington · 16238 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.62 km SSE of Mount Vernon, Washington · 16238 days ago · 19 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.518 km S of Point Roberts, Washington · 16215 days ago · 74 km deep · 88 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10132928. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 6:17 AM UTC.