Canada earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 8 km NW of Langford, Canada

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 8 km NW of Langford, Canada on Fri, Feb 7, 2003, 1:16 AM PST (09:16 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 19 km SSW of Gibsons, Canada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2003-02-07 09:16:50 UTC
Depth
22.9 km (14.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.495° N, 123.596° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
126°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.5Washington-British Columbia border region · 8639 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 2.15 km W of Bay View, Washington · 8636 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.93 km SE of Port Angeles East, Washington · 8633 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 1.57 km NNE of Marrowstone, Washington · 8632 days ago · 27 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.97 km W of Ault Field, Washington · 8622 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 1.56 km ESE of Edison, Washington · 8601 days ago · 17 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 2.219 km SSW of Gibsons, Canada · 8597 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 2.719 km SSW of Gibsons, Canada · 8594 days ago · 23 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 2.718 km SSW of Gibsons, Canada · 8594 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 2.120 km SSW of Gibsons, Canada · 8592 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 1.72 km N of Quilcene, Washington · 8655 days ago · 51 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 1.66 km N of Brinnon, Washington · 8660 days ago · 21 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 2.49 km NNW of Friday Harbor, Washington · 8661 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 2.45 km NW of Orcas, Washington · 8661 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 1.78 km SSE of Point Roberts, Washington · 8663 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 2.710 km SW of Friday Harbor, Washington · 8664 days ago · 21 km deep · 35 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10575288. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:12 PM UTC.