M2.1 earthquake 20 km SSW of Gibsons, Canada
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 20 km SSW of Gibsons, Canada on Wed, Mar 26, 2003, 4:27 PM PST (00:27 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.1 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-03-27 00:27:46 UTC
- Depth
- -0.2 km (-0.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 49.218° N, 123.589° 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 2.4 km horizontally, 4.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 239°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 14
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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.615 km SSW of Gibsons, Canada · 8565 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.511 km NNW of Orcas, Washington · 8554 days ago · 57 km deep · 73 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10583713. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:57 PM UTC.