M2.8 earthquake 40 km SW of Princeton, Canada
A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 40 km SW of Princeton, Canada on Wed, Sep 7, 2005, 1:48 PM PDT (20:48 UTC), -1 km (-1 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.8 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 2005-09-07 20:48:55 UTC
- Depth
- -1.0 km (-0.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 49.156° N, 120.832° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 5.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 177°
- Stations used
- 17
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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.89 km E of Deming, Washington · 7669 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.36 km S of Kendall, Washington · 7648 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.56 km S of Kendall, Washington · 7646 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10675888. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:59 PM UTC.