M2.1 earthquake 7 km NNW of Osoyoos, Canada
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 7 km NNW of Osoyoos, Canada on Mon, Dec 8, 2003, 7:34 PM PST (03:34 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.4 7 km S of Loomis, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.1 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-12-09 03:34:45 UTC
- Depth
- -0.3 km (-0.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 49.092° N, 119.503° 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 1.9 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 207°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 7
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 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.712 km E of Disautel, Washington · 8324 days ago · 23 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.47 km S of Loomis, Washington · 8316 days ago · -1 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 22
- 1.5Washington · 8312 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.714 km E of Twisp, Washington · 8284 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.832 km NW of Conconully, Washington · 8281 days ago · -1 km deep · 56 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10589568. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:59 AM UTC.