M2.2 earthquake 20 km NNE of Princeton, Canada
A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 20 km NNE of Princeton, Canada on Wed, Feb 19, 1992, 12:01 PM PST (20:01 UTC), -2 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
- 2.2 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1992-02-19 20:01:33 UTC
- Depth
- -1.6 km (-1.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 49.623° N, 120.371° 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 2.7 km horizontally, 2.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.06
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 291°, 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: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.742 km SSE of Princeton, Canada · 12628 days ago · -1 km deep · 59 km away
- 3.427 km SW of Princeton, Canada · 12627 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10288368. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:45 AM UTC.