M2.0 earthquake 23 km NNE of Princeton, Canada
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 23 km NNE of Princeton, Canada on Mon, Jul 31, 1989, 4:04 PM PDT (23:04 UTC), -2 km (-1 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.1 18 km NNE of Princeton, Canada. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.0 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1989-07-31 23:04:52 UTC
- Depth
- -1.7 km (-1.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 49.655° N, 120.410° 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 2.4 km horizontally, 2.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.09
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 302°, 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: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10250083. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:37 AM UTC.