M2.0 earthquake 13 km WNW of Chilliwack, Canada
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 13 km WNW of Chilliwack, Canada on Wed, Feb 20, 1991, 5:32 PM PST (01:32 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.4 0 km NW of Burlington, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.0 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1991-02-21 01:32:49 UTC
- Depth
- 2.2 km (1.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 49.200° N, 122.130° 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 12.4 km horizontally, 17.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.06
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 287°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 12
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.811 km ENE of Mission, Canada · 12991 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.36 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 12988 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.40 km NW of Burlington, Washington · 12954 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.60 km WSW of Burlington, Washington · 12953 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.12 km S of Kendall, Washington · 12952 days ago · 16 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.121 km N of Mission, Canada · 12951 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.05 km W of Concrete, Washington · 12951 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10272413. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:16 AM UTC.