M2.0 earthquake 10 km SSW of Chilliwack, Canada
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 10 km SSW of Chilliwack, Canada on Tue, Aug 3, 1982, 3:43 PM PDT (22:43 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.8 6 km NNE of Acme, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.0 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-08-03 22:43:42 UTC
- Depth
- 2.4 km (1.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 49.077° N, 122.012° 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 28.3 km horizontally, 32.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.11
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 295°, 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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.86 km NNE of Acme, Washington · 16120 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.513 km S of Chilliwack, Canada · 16112 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.77 km NE of Concrete, Washington · 16102 days ago · -1 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.91 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 16094 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.05 km N of Friday Harbor, Washington · 16094 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.79 km ESE of Orcas, Washington · 16086 days ago · 54 km deep · 82 km away
Before
- 1.91 km WNW of Rockport, Washington · 16131 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.72 km NNE of Rockport, Washington · 16132 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.04 km ENE of Sedro-Woolley, Washington · 16132 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.521 km SSE of Marblemount, Washington · 16143 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.710 km SW of Everson, Washington · 16147 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10135888. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:51 AM UTC.