M2.2 earthquake 16 km SW of Gibsons, Canada
A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 16 km SW of Gibsons, Canada on Wed, Jul 28, 1982, 5:56 PM PDT (00:56 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
- 2.2 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-07-29 00:56:41 UTC
- Depth
- 13.9 km (8.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 49.296° N, 123.676° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.08
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 281°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 10
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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.91 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 16094 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.05 km N of Friday Harbor, Washington · 16094 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10142733. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 6:28 AM UTC.