M2.3 earthquake 2 km W of Chilliwack, Canada
A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 2 km W of Chilliwack, Canada on Sat, Jan 5, 1991, 11:16 AM PST (19:16 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.3 31 km E of Squamish, Canada. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.3 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1991-01-05 19:16:44 UTC
- Depth
- 3.0 km (1.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 49.163° N, 121.986° 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 4.2 km horizontally, 18.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.09
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 189°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 16
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.34 km SW of Anacortes, Washington · 13044 days ago · 23 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.54 km NW of Bryant, Washington · 13043 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.85 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 13034 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.01 km S of Anacortes, Washington · 13022 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.331 km E of Squamish, Canada · 13008 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.013 km WNW of Chilliwack, Canada · 13007 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10268628. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:47 AM UTC.