Canada earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 19 km NNE of Maple Ridge, Canada

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 19 km NNE of Maple Ridge, Canada on Mon, Jul 17, 1989, 12:01 AM PDT (07:01 UTC), -2 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 18 km NE of Nanaimo, Canada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1989-07-17 07:01:59 UTC
Depth
-1.7 km (-1.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
49.389° N, 122.539° 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 2.3 km horizontally, 6.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
274°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
9

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.012 km W of Chilliwack, Canada · 13589 days ago · -1 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 2.023 km NE of Maple Ridge, Canada · 13587 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 1.64 km SW of Orcas, Washington · 13586 days ago · 56 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.318 km NE of Nanaimo, Canada · 13584 days ago · -1 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 2.019 km SSE of Glacier, Washington · 13548 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.518 km SSE of Glacier, Washington · 13547 days ago · 23 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 2.33 km NW of Acme, Washington · 13543 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 2.325 km NE of South Pender Harbour, Canada · 13538 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 1.78 km NNW of Orcas, Washington · 13538 days ago · 18 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 1.713 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 13595 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 2.157 km WSW of Merritt, Canada · 13595 days ago · -2 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.711 km NNW of Friday Harbor, Washington · 13607 days ago · 17 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10246733. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:38 PM UTC.