M1.9 earthquake 17 km ENE of Hope, Canada
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 17 km ENE of Hope, Canada on Tue, Sep 24, 1985, 5:34 PM PDT (00:34 UTC), -2 km (-1 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.6 6 km ENE of Deming, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.9 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-09-25 00:34:57 UTC
- Depth
- -1.7 km (-1.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 49.457° N, 121.228° 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 1.9 km horizontally, 6.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.11
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 264°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 12
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 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10195823. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 8:28 PM UTC.