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M1.9 earthquake 7 km ENE of Coquitlam, Canada

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 7 km ENE of Coquitlam, Canada on Fri, Aug 27, 2004, 4:24 PM PDT (23:24 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 7 km SSE of Maple Falls, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2004-08-27 23:24:00 UTC
Depth
3.4 km (2.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
49.306° N, 122.683° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
329°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

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 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.717 km W of Richmond, Canada · 8061 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 1.92 km SE of Sudden Valley, Washington · 8059 days ago · 20 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 2.27 km SSE of Maple Falls, Washington · 8058 days ago · -1 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.96 km ENE of Acme, Washington · 8049 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 1.52 km ESE of Sudden Valley, Washington · 8035 days ago · 19 km deep · 71 km away

Before

  1. 1.7British Columbia, Canada · 8073 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 1.5Washington · 8076 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 2.03 km NE of Anacortes, Washington · 8076 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 2.44 km NNE of Anacortes, Washington · 8076 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.54 km NE of Anacortes, Washington · 8076 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 1.73 km NNW of Sumas, Washington · 8080 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 1.86 km W of Orcas, Washington · 8080 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 1.5British Columbia, Canada · 8083 days ago · 24 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 1.51 km NE of Lyman, Washington · 8087 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 1.614 km SSW of Chilliwack, Canada · 8089 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 2.212 km NE of Fairwinds, Canada · 8093 days ago · 23 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 2.914 km NE of Fairwinds, Canada · 8096 days ago · 67 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 3.113 km NE of Fairwinds, Canada · 8096 days ago · 66 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10616683. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:25 AM UTC.