M2.2 earthquake 10 km WNW of Oliver, Canada
A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 10 km WNW of Oliver, Canada on Mon, Nov 4, 2002, 1:16 AM PST (09:16 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.8 28 km W of Curlew, Washington. 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
- 2002-11-04 09:16:20 UTC
- Depth
- 8.5 km (5.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 49.217° N, 119.689° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.01
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 240°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 16
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
- 1.62 km ESE of Okanogan, Washington · 8708 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.828 km W of Curlew, Washington · 8681 days ago · -1 km deep · 64 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10571338. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:40 AM UTC.