M3.0 earthquake 60 km SW of Vernon, Canada
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 60 km SW of Vernon, Canada on Wed, Jan 13, 1988, 5:57 PM PST (01:57 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.0 (md), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1988-01-14 01:57:15 UTC
- Depth
- 24.0 km (14.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 49.645° N, 126.970° 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 8.8 km horizontally, 5.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 328°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 28
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
None recorded.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10228138. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:47 PM UTC.