Canada earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 14 km ESE of Salt Spring Island, Canada

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 14 km ESE of Salt Spring Island, Canada on Sun, May 27, 1990, 7:56 AM PDT (14:56 UTC), 59 km (36 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 4 km ENE of Deming, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1990-05-27 14:56:39 UTC
Depth
58.7 km (36.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.777° N, 123.296° W
Region
Canada
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.ScaleComputed byNotes
2.8Md, durationPacific Northwest Seismic NetworkPreferred · Final · ±0.06 · 11 stations
2.8Md, durationUSGS National Earthquake Information CenterReviewed

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

CL 2.8 (SEA). Felt mildly in the Victoria area.

From the USGS event page for uw10262698. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

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 0.7 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
45°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.05 km E of Deming, Washington · 13269 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 2.21 km S of Big Lake, Washington · 13264 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 2.32 km ENE of Camano, Washington · 13262 days ago · 23 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.62 km SSW of Big Lake, Washington · 13260 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.60 km NNE of Orcas, Washington · 13256 days ago · 31 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 3.64 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 13255 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 1.75 km SE of Deming, Washington · 13255 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 2.13 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 13255 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 1.61 km E of Deming, Washington · 13254 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 1.86 km NW of Orcas, Washington · 13249 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 1.78 km NW of Orcas, Washington · 13249 days ago · 23 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 2.32 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13248 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 1.51 km W of Kendall, Washington · 13247 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 1.68 km NW of Orcas, Washington · 13247 days ago · 23 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 1.810 km NNE of Hamilton, Washington · 13246 days ago · -1 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 1.93 km E of Deming, Washington · 13244 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 2.03 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13244 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 1.78 km NW of Orcas, Washington · 13243 days ago · 24 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 3.23 km NE of Deming, Washington · 13241 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 2.51 km NE of Deming, Washington · 13241 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  21. 1.63 km NNE of Deming, Washington · 13236 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  22. 3.22 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13229 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  23. 2.13 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13222 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 1.516 km N of Jamestown, Washington · 13221 days ago · 47 km deep · 57 km away

Before

  1. 1.74 km E of Deming, Washington · 13281 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 3.61 km E of Deming, Washington · 13284 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.62 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 13285 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 2.5Washington · 13287 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 1.611 km NNE of Jamestown, Washington · 13288 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 2.55 km E of Deming, Washington · 13288 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 2.04 km NE of Six Mile, Canada · 13288 days ago · 23 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 2.61 km E of Deming, Washington · 13289 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 1.9Washington · 13292 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 1.55 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13292 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 1.54 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13292 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 1.513 km S of Cowichan Bay, Canada · 13293 days ago · 28 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 2.130 km NE of Anmore, Canada · 13293 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.64 km E of Deming, Washington · 13296 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 2.23 km WNW of Lyman, Washington · 13297 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 1.814 km WNW of Chilliwack, Canada · 13298 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 1.76 km N of Six Mile, Canada · 13298 days ago · 27 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 1.72 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13298 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 1.52 km WSW of Peaceful Valley, Washington · 13304 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 2.24 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 13304 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10262698 (also filed as usp00049uy). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:38 PM UTC.