M2.2 earthquake 11 km WSW of Okanagan Falls, Canada
A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 11 km WSW of Okanagan Falls, Canada on Sun, Oct 19, 2003, 8:35 PM PDT (03:35 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.5 5 km W of Oliver, Canada. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.2 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-10-20 03:35:37 UTC
- Depth
- 15.6 km (9.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 49.301° N, 119.698° 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 12.2 km horizontally, 10.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.05
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 272°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 12
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 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 uw10600473. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:31 AM UTC.