Washington earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 7 km SSE of Point Roberts, Washington

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 7 km SSE of Point Roberts, Washington on Tue, May 29, 2007, 1:53 AM PDT (08:53 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from: USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time: Tue, May 29, 2007, 1:53 AM PDT
UTC: 2007-05-29 08:53:41 UTC
Depth: 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 48.920° N, 123.050° W
Region: Washington
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.8	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Preferred · Reviewed
2.9	Md, duration	Pacific Northwest Seismic Network	Final · ±0.02 · 16 stations

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

Felt at Tsawwassen, British Columbia.

From the USGS event page for usp000fcza. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from: OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap: 168°
Stations used: 25

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fcza (also filed as uw10721458). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:22 PM UTC.