Canada earthquakes

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.

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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.ScaleComputed byNotes
2.4ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed
2.8Md, durationPacific Northwest Seismic NetworkFinal · ±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

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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.