M2.8 earthquake 12 km ENE of Fairwinds, Canada
A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 12 km ENE of Fairwinds, Canada on Tue, Jul 23, 1985, 7:37 PM PDT (02:37 UTC), 70 km (43 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.8 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-07-24 02:37:30 UTC
- Depth
- 69.7 km (43.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 49.325° N, 123.969° 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 2.4 km horizontally, 3.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 270°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 19
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10194323. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 8:40 AM UTC.