Canada earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 15 km N of Mission, Canada

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 15 km N of Mission, Canada on Sun, Nov 24, 2002, 9:46 PM PST (05:46 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 6 km SSE of Point Roberts, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-11-25 05:46:05 UTC
Depth
7.4 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
49.273° N, 122.342° 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 3.4 km horizontally, 3.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
277°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.86 km SSE of Point Roberts, Washington · 8707 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 22
  2. 2.07 km SSE of Point Roberts, Washington · 8707 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 1.54 km SE of Birch Bay, Washington · 8705 days ago · 18 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 1.519 km S of Point Roberts, Washington · 8705 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.812 km NE of Abbotsford, Canada · 8704 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 2.12 km SSW of Ladner, Canada · 8694 days ago · 16 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 2.02 km NE of Deming, Washington · 8682 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 1.78 km SSE of Point Roberts, Washington · 8661 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 2.45 km NW of Orcas, Washington · 8658 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 2.49 km NNW of Friday Harbor, Washington · 8658 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 1.50.6 km ENE of Lyman, WA · 8654 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 2.410 km ESE of Friday Harbor, Washington · 8736 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 2.29 km NNW of Ault Field, Washington · 8736 days ago · 22 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.610 km NNW of Ault Field, WA · 8737 days ago · 22 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.98 km SSW of Anacortes, WA · 8739 days ago · 21 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10582308. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:25 AM UTC.