M1.7 earthquake 24 km NNE of Princeton, Canada
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 24 km NNE of Princeton, Canada on Thu, Apr 23, 1992, 11:30 AM PDT (18:30 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1992-04-23 18:30:35 UTC
- Depth
- 12.7 km (7.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 49.654° N, 120.353° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.06
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 297°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 10
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
None recorded.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10290058. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:47 AM UTC.