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M1.8 earthquake 7 km SW of Aldergrove, Canada

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 7 km SW of Aldergrove, Canada on Wed, May 22, 2002, 6:19 PM PDT (01:19 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 6 km SSE of Point Roberts, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-05-23 01:19:09 UTC
Depth
10.3 km (6.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
49.007° N, 122.533° 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, 3.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
224°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
9

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.65 km NNE of Deming, Washington · 8890 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 1.70 km ENE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 8886 days ago · 22 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.51 km WSW of Big Lake, Washington · 8883 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 1.96 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 8880 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 2.14 km SE of Lake McMurray, Washington · 8870 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.74 km NW of Bryant, Washington · 8862 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 3.06 km SSE of Point Roberts, Washington · 8856 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 1.719 km NW of Orcas, Washington · 8856 days ago · 17 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 2.17 km E of Deming, Washington · 8853 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 1.75 km NNE of Oso, Washington · 8852 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.52 km E of Oso, Washington · 8850 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 1.74 km NNE of Oso, Washington · 8845 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 1.52 km N of Oso, Washington · 8844 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 2.73 km ESE of Lake McMurray, Washington · 8901 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 2.72 km NE of Metchosin, Canada · 8907 days ago · 44 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 2.04 km SSE of Lake McMurray, Washington · 8915 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 1.67 km WSW of Deming, Washington · 8921 days ago · 21 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 1.87 km WSW of Deming, Washington · 8921 days ago · 20 km deep · 29 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10558243. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:32 AM UTC.