M2.1 earthquake 18 km NNE of Princeton, Canada
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 18 km NNE of Princeton, Canada on Thu, Aug 17, 1989, 12:12 PM PDT (19:12 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
- 2.1 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1989-08-17 19:12:26 UTC
- Depth
- -1.6 km (-1.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 49.613° N, 120.415° 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 1.5 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.09
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 295°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 7
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 2 in the 30 days before it.
Before
Earthquakes todayCanada earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10249348. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:07 AM UTC.