M2.3 earthquake 18 km NE of Nanaimo, Canada
A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 18 km NE of Nanaimo, Canada on Sun, Jul 23, 1989, 6:00 PM PDT (01:00 UTC), -1 km (0 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.3 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1989-07-24 01:00:23 UTC
- Depth
- -0.7 km (-0.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 49.302° N, 123.786° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 3.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.07
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 265°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 13
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.325 km NE of South Pender Harbour, Canada · 13538 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.78 km NNW of Orcas, Washington · 13537 days ago · 18 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.74 km E of Blaine, Washington · 13525 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
Before
- 1.64 km SW of Orcas, Washington · 13586 days ago · 56 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.023 km NE of Maple Ridge, Canada · 13586 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.619 km NNE of Maple Ridge, Canada · 13590 days ago · -2 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.713 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 13595 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.926 km S of Lake Cowichan, Canada · 13601 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.711 km NNW of Friday Harbor, Washington · 13607 days ago · 17 km deep · 91 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10248138. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:23 AM UTC.