M2.2 earthquake 55 km SSW of Princeton, Canada
A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 55 km SSW of Princeton, Canada on Wed, Apr 13, 1983, 3:44 PM PST (23:44 UTC), -1 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.0 12 km SW of Tonasket, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.2 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-04-13 23:44:39 UTC
- Depth
- -0.6 km (-0.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 48.996° N, 120.797° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.15
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 228°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 6
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
- 2.012 km S of Glacier, Washington · 15868 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.012 km SW of Tonasket, Washington · 15865 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.017 km ESE of Darrington, Washington · 15862 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.320 km SSE of Marblemount, Washington · 15835 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10158058. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:05 AM UTC.