M2.7 earthquake 42 km SSE of Princeton, Canada
A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 42 km SSE of Princeton, Canada on Fri, Mar 6, 1992, 11:19 AM PST (19:19 UTC), -1 km (-1 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.4 27 km SW of Princeton, Canada. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.7 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1992-03-06 19:19:31 UTC
- Depth
- -0.8 km (-0.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 49.097° N, 120.322° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.07
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 235°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 23
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.427 km SW of Princeton, Canada · 12626 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.96 km W of Riverside, Washington · 12587 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.724 km NNE of Princeton, Canada · 12580 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10285358. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:07 PM UTC.