M1.7 earthquake 6 km SSW of Hope, Canada
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 6 km SSW of Hope, Canada on Fri, Aug 3, 1984, 3:31 PM PDT (22:31 UTC), -2 km (-1 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M1.9 12 km NNW of Agassiz, Canada. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1984-08-03 22:31:35 UTC
- Depth
- -1.6 km (-1.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 49.335° N, 121.483° 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 1.7 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.17
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 313°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 4
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.70 km NW of Kendall, Washington · 15371 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.610 km E of Acme, Washington · 15365 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.912 km NNW of Agassiz, Canada · 15349 days ago · -2 km deep · 25 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10177793. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:51 PM UTC.