M2.2 earthquake 12 km NE of Fairwinds, Canada
A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 12 km NE of Fairwinds, Canada on Thu, Aug 5, 2004, 12:18 PM PDT (19:18 UTC), 23 km (15 mi) below the surface.
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
- 2004-08-05 19:18:00 UTC
- Depth
- 23.4 km (14.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 49.355° N, 124.016° 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 3.5 km horizontally, 7.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.05
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 263°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 13
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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.5British Columbia, Canada · 8083 days ago · 24 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.97 km ENE of Coquitlam, Canada · 8071 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.717 km W of Richmond, Canada · 8061 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10607368. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:53 AM UTC.