M1.6 earthquake 24 km S of Princeton, Canada
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 24 km S of Princeton, Canada on Thu, Jan 9, 1992, 12:05 PM PST (20:05 UTC), -2 km (-1 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.7 9 km SSE of Okanagan Falls, Canada. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1992-01-09 20:05:00 UTC
- Depth
- -1.6 km (-1.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 49.234° N, 120.519° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.05
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 281°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 8
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.918 km NNW of Marblemount, Washington · 12682 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.618 km NNW of Marblemount, Washington · 12681 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.02 km NNW of Tonasket, Washington · 12679 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.717 km NNW of Marblemount, Washington · 12676 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.79 km SSE of Okanagan Falls, Canada · 12669 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.220 km NNE of Princeton, Canada · 12644 days ago · -2 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.08 km W of Twisp, Washington · 12643 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.742 km SSE of Princeton, Canada · 12628 days ago · -1 km deep · 21 km away
- 3.427 km SW of Princeton, Canada · 12627 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10284948. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:11 AM UTC.