M2.4 earthquake 43 km NNE of Anmore, Canada
A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 43 km NNE of Anmore, Canada on Sun, Aug 3, 2003, 12:45 PM PDT (19:45 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-08-03 19:45:35 UTC
- Depth
- 6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 49.650° N, 122.530° W
- Region
- Canada
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.4 | ML, local (Richter) | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed |
| 2.8 | Md, duration | Pacific Northwest Seismic Network | Final · ±0.05 · 6 stations |
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
no people dead or missing; no people injured; no buildings damaged or destroyed
From the USGS event page for usp000c40q. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Station coverage gap
- 252°, 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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.66 km WNW of Tsawwassen, Canada · 8449 days ago · 25 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.93 km NW of Deming, Washington · 8444 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.53 km WNW of Deming, Washington · 8444 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.64 km WNW of Deming, Washington · 8443 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.31 km WNW of Deming, Washington · 8442 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.813 km W of Hope, Canada · 8414 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.55 km SSE of Lynden, Washington · 8411 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c40q (also filed as uw10588068). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:44 AM UTC.