M2.4 earthquake 53 km WSW of Merritt, Canada
A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 53 km WSW of Merritt, Canada on Thu, Aug 16, 1990, 12:00 AM PDT (07:00 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
- 2.4 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-08-16 07:00:00 UTC
- Depth
- -1.6 km (-1.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 49.972° N, 121.514° 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 2.8 km horizontally, 3.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.11
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 292°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 17
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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10264138. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:14 AM UTC.