M2.0 earthquake 8 km NNE of Ganges, Canada
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 8 km NNE of Ganges, Canada on Wed, Dec 10, 2003, 6:53 PM PST (02:53 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.9 7 km S of Point Roberts, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.0 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-12-11 02:53:17 UTC
- Depth
- 17.9 km (11.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 48.922° N, 123.460° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 2.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 201°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 20
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.91 km NNE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 8307 days ago · 19 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.18 km N of Edison, Washington · 8304 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.77 km WNW of Alger, Washington · 8304 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.97 km S of Point Roberts, Washington · 8280 days ago · 21 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.515 km ESE of Clallam Bay, Washington · 8273 days ago · 37 km deep · 92 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10590043. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:46 PM UTC.