Canada earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 14 km ESE of North Saanich, Canada

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 14 km ESE of North Saanich, Canada on Wed, Apr 18, 2007, 1:42 PM PDT (20:42 UTC), 47 km (29 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 7 km SSE of Point Roberts, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2007-04-18 20:42:43 UTC
Depth
47.1 km (29.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.606° N, 123.252° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
132°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.58 km E of Big Lake, Washington · 7105 days ago · 64 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.68 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 7103 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 2.15 km NE of Lofall, Washington · 7096 days ago · 27 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.06 km WSW of Aldergrove, Canada · 7094 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 2.77 km SSE of Bellingham, Washington · 7092 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 1.78 km SW of Geneva, Washington · 7092 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 1.87 km SSE of Bellingham, Washington · 7092 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 1.812 km ESE of Lake Cowichan, Canada · 7091 days ago · 38 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 2.17 km SW of Geneva, Washington · 7091 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 1.89 km SW of Friday Harbor, Washington · 7091 days ago · 28 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 2.17 km WNW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 7083 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 1.86 km SSE of Kendall, Washington · 7082 days ago · 22 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 2.05 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 7081 days ago · 14 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 2.87 km SSE of Point Roberts, Washington · 7068 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 1.94 km SSE of Lynden, Washington · 7064 days ago · 73 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 2.04 km SW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 7060 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 2.17 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 7053 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 2.36 km E of Deming, Washington · 7109 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.58 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 7111 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 1.86 km ESE of Edison, Washington · 7112 days ago · 19 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 2.85 km N of Peaceful Valley, Washington · 7112 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.66 km S of Bellingham, Washington · 7126 days ago · 16 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 3.07 km SW of Geneva, Washington · 7127 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 74

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10718498. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:43 AM UTC.