M2.8 earthquake 11 km E of Fairwinds, Canada
A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 11 km E of Fairwinds, Canada on Sun, Oct 15, 1989, 5:43 PM PDT (00:43 UTC), 62 km (39 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.1 32 km E of Ucluelet, Canada. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.8 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1989-10-16 00:43:30 UTC
- Depth
- 62.2 km (38.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 49.287° N, 123.964° 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, 1.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 60°
- Stations used
- 20
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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.132 km E of Ucluelet, Canada · 13491 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.77 km NE of Six Mile, Canada · 13458 days ago · 27 km deep · 96 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10249123. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:05 AM UTC.