M2.6 earthquake 30 km S of Princeton, Canada
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 30 km S of Princeton, Canada on Fri, Jul 21, 1989, 4:38 AM PDT (11:38 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.6 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1989-07-21 11:38:00 UTC
- Depth
- 2.1 km (1.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 49.188° N, 120.507° 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 7.1 km horizontally, 15.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 239°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 26
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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.023 km NNE of Princeton, Canada · 13578 days ago · -2 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.118 km NNE of Princeton, Canada · 13561 days ago · -2 km deep · 48 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10247773. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:13 AM UTC.