M2.4 earthquake 57 km SE of Hope, Canada
A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 57 km SE of Hope, Canada on Thu, Aug 27, 1987, 8:57 PM PDT (03:57 UTC), 34 km (21 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.4 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-08-28 03:57:22 UTC
- Depth
- 34.4 km (21.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 48.972° N, 120.952° 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 3.8 km horizontally, 4.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.30
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 259°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 7
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.96 km SSE of Concrete, Washington · 14269 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.710 km NW of Marblemount, Washington · 14259 days ago · -1 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.79 km NNW of Marblemount, Washington · 14257 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.816 km SE of Glacier, Washington · 14254 days ago · 25 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.041 km W of Winthrop, Washington · 14241 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.129 km NNE of Winthrop, Washington · 14221 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10225638. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 4:52 AM UTC.