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M1.6 earthquake 7 km E of Abbotsford, Canada

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 7 km E of Abbotsford, Canada on Mon, Dec 10, 2007, 4:29 PM PST (00:29 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 5 km WNW of Orcas, 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
2007-12-11 00:29:37 UTC
Depth
1.5 km (0.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
49.049° N, 122.152° 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.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
255°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.929 km ESE of Squamish, Canada · 6859 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 2.19 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 6855 days ago · 14 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 1.87 km SW of Glacier, Washington · 6855 days ago · 21 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 1.68 km SSE of Maple Falls, Washington · 6855 days ago · 22 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 1.68 km E of Deming, Washington · 6852 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 2.35 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 6844 days ago · 54 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 1.612 km NW of Ault Field, Washington · 6841 days ago · 19 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 2.08 km NNE of Oak Bay, Canada · 6837 days ago · 27 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 1.57 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 6836 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 2.14 km SW of Darrington, Washington · 6836 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.821 km NNW of Marblemount, Washington · 6830 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 1.842 km SW of Princeton, Canada · 6827 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 1.54 km WSW of Darrington, Washington · 6824 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.52 km E of Lake Ketchum, Washington · 6815 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 1.63 km ENE of Maple Ridge, Canada · 6888 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 1.93 km SE of Arlington Heights, Washington · 6894 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10733478. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:25 PM UTC.