Canada earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 6 km N of Six Mile, Canada

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 6 km N of Six Mile, Canada on Tue, May 8, 1990, 4:24 AM PDT (11:24 UTC), 27 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 14 km ESE of Salt Spring Island, Canada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1990-05-08 11:24:38 UTC
Depth
27.2 km (16.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.513° N, 123.476° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
75°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.513 km S of Cowichan Bay, Canada · 13290 days ago · 28 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 2.04 km NE of Six Mile, Canada · 13285 days ago · 23 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 1.611 km NNE of Jamestown, Washington · 13285 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 2.814 km ESE of Salt Spring Island, Canada · 13276 days ago · 59 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 2.21 km S of Big Lake, Washington · 13262 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 2.32 km ENE of Camano, Washington · 13260 days ago · 23 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.62 km SSW of Big Lake, Washington · 13257 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 1.60 km NNE of Orcas, Washington · 13253 days ago · 31 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 1.86 km NW of Orcas, Washington · 13246 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 1.78 km NW of Orcas, Washington · 13246 days ago · 23 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 1.68 km NW of Orcas, Washington · 13244 days ago · 23 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 1.78 km NW of Orcas, Washington · 13240 days ago · 24 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 1.75 km N of Bangor Trident Base, Washington · 13237 days ago · 17 km deep · 100 km away

Before

  1. 1.91 km WSW of Big Lake, Washington · 13309 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 1.76 km SSW of Hansville, Washington · 13310 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.68 km W of Langford, Canada · 13314 days ago · 22 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 1.92 km SE of Deming, Washington · 13318 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 1.54 km WSW of Mount Vernon, Washington · 13319 days ago · 23 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 2.12 km SSE of Deming, Washington · 13319 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.60 km E of Deming, Washington · 13319 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.01 km E of Deming, Washington · 13319 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 1.55 km N of Acme, Washington · 13320 days ago · -1 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 2.11 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13320 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 1.83 km SE of Deming, Washington · 13320 days ago · -1 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 1.521 km N of Amanda Park, Washington · 13325 days ago · 27 km deep · 100 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10256283. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:36 AM UTC.