M2.3 earthquake 18 km N of Ganges, Canada
A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 18 km N of Ganges, Canada on Mon, Dec 2, 1985, 3:22 PM PST (23:22 UTC), 59 km (37 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.7 11 km S of Friday Harbor, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.3 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-12-02 23:22:12 UTC
- Depth
- 59.2 km (36.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 49.024° N, 123.500° 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, 1.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.15
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 49°
- Stations used
- 23
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 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10197903. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 1:48 AM UTC.