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M2.9 earthquake 14 km NE of Fairwinds, Canada

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 14 km NE of Fairwinds, Canada on Mon, Aug 2, 2004, 11:32 PM PDT (06:32 UTC), 67 km (42 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from: USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time: Mon, Aug 2, 2004, 11:32 PM PDT
UTC: 2004-08-03 06:32:44 UTC
Depth: 67.0 km (41.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 49.350° N, 123.970° W
Region: Canada
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.9	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Preferred · Reviewed
3.0	Md, duration	Pacific Northwest Seismic Network	Final · ±0.04 · 14 stations

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

Felt along the east coast of Vancouver Island at Cobble Hill, Duncan, Nanaimo, Qualicum Beach and Sidney. Also felt at Half Moon Bay and North Vancouver, British Columbia.

From the USGS event page for usp000d1c3. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Station coverage gap: 171°
Stations used: 61

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000d1c3 (also filed as uw10606408). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:37 PM UTC.