M1.5 earthquake 39 km NW of Agassiz, Canada
A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 39 km NW of Agassiz, Canada on Fri, Nov 16, 1990, 3:13 PM PST (23:13 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.6 18 km NNE of Hamilton, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.5 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-11-16 23:13:32 UTC
- Depth
- 3.9 km (2.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 49.519° N, 122.082° 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 16.1 km horizontally, 14.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.09
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 303°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 8
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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.618 km NNE of Hamilton, Washington · 13098 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.66 km SW of Deming, Washington · 13063 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.32 km W of Chilliwack, Canada · 13054 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10267763. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:33 PM UTC.