Canada earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 6 km ENE of Abbotsford, Canada

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 6 km ENE of Abbotsford, Canada on Fri, Aug 31, 2007, 10:11 AM PDT (17:11 UTC), 1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 16 km SE of Friday Harbor, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2007-08-31 17:11:31 UTC
Depth
0.7 km (0.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
49.088° N, 122.174° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
299°, 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: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.67 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 6964 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 1.510 km NW of Orcas, Washington · 6964 days ago · 18 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 2.05 km SSW of Chilliwack, Canada · 6964 days ago · -1 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 1.5Washington-British Columbia border region · 6964 days ago · 19 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 3.016 km SE of Friday Harbor, Washington · 6961 days ago · 57 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 4
  6. 1.625 km NNE of Concrete, Washington · 6945 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 2.43 km S of Everson, Washington · 6943 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 1.65 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 6940 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 1.921 km SE of Glacier, Washington · 6993 days ago · 30 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10736593. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:12 AM UTC.