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M1.6 earthquake 14 km SSW of Chilliwack, Canada

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 14 km SSW of Chilliwack, Canada on Mon, Aug 9, 2004, 4:29 PM PDT (23:29 UTC), -1 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 4 km NNE of Anacortes, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2004-08-09 23:29:07 UTC
Depth
-1.1 km (-0.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
49.051° N, 122.039° 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 5.2 km horizontally, 4.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
271°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.51 km NE of Lyman, Washington · 8087 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 1.5British Columbia, Canada · 8083 days ago · 24 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 1.86 km W of Orcas, Washington · 8080 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.73 km NNW of Sumas, Washington · 8080 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 1.65 km SSE of Swede Heaven, Washington · 8079 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.91 km WNW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 8079 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.54 km NE of Anacortes, Washington · 8076 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 2.44 km NNE of Anacortes, Washington · 8076 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 2.03 km NE of Anacortes, Washington · 8076 days ago · 17 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 1.5Washington · 8076 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 1.7British Columbia, Canada · 8073 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 1.97 km ENE of Coquitlam, Canada · 8071 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 1.51 km NNW of Silvana, Washington · 8071 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.65 km SE of Oso, Washington · 8061 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.717 km W of Richmond, Canada · 8061 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.92 km SE of Sudden Valley, Washington · 8059 days ago · 20 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 2.27 km SSE of Maple Falls, Washington · 8058 days ago · -1 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 1.96 km ENE of Acme, Washington · 8049 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 1.52 km ESE of Sudden Valley, Washington · 8035 days ago · 19 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 1.64 km SE of Oso, Washington · 8032 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 1.51 km W of Silvana, Washington · 8090 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.63 km ESE of Oso, Washington · 8099 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.61 km N of Darrington, Washington · 8101 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.658 km SSW of Princeton, Canada · 8105 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.718 km SSW of Point Roberts, Washington · 8112 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 2.18 km SSW of Anacortes, Washington · 8116 days ago · 23 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10609268. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:25 AM UTC.