Canada earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake British Columbia, Canada

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck in British Columbia, Canada on Wed, Mar 17, 2021, 8:00 PM AKDT (04:00 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 57 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-03-18 04:00:01 UTC
Depth
2.7 km (1.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.216° N, 137.560° 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.

Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 59 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.555 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 1.781 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 1.952 km NW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.794 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 1.638 km NW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.851 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 1.55 km W of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.551 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 2.857 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 2
  10. 2.255 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 2.458 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 2.558 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 1.856 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 2.462 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 2.758 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 3.157 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 2.659 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 1.959 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 2.356 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 2.958 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  21. 3.158 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  22. 1.956 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 1.548 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  24. 1.754 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  25. 2.254 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  26. 2.456 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  27. 1.6112 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  28. 1.654 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  29. 1.555 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  30. 1.758 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  31. 1.659 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  32. 1.584 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  33. 1.656 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  34. 1.761 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  35. 1.6104 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  36. 2.2104 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  37. 2.994 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 16 km deep · 39 km away
  38. 2.352 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 35
  39. 1.560 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  40. 2.550 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  41. 1.549 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  42. 1.665 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  43. 2.350 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  44. 2.354 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  45. 2.453 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  46. 2.541 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  47. 2.436 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 24 km deep · 100 km away
  48. 2.487 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  49. 2.487 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  50. 1.862 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  51. 2.349 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  52. 2.149 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  53. 2.050 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  54. 1.629 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  55. 1.756 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  56. 2.455 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  57. 1.811 km NW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  58. 1.730 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1963 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  59. 2.340 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1963 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 1.9Southeastern Alaska · 2023 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.651 km NW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.682 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 1.8110 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 2.2108 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 1.6Southeastern Alaska · 2040 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 1.734 km SSW of Klukwan, Alaska · 2040 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 3.435 km SSW of Klukwan, Alaska · 2040 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 5
  9. 2.891 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2040 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 2.581 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2041 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 1.630 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2042 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 2.586 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2043 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 4.283 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2044 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 3 · tsunami flag
  14. 2.485 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2046 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 2.472 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 2.858 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 1.667 km NW of Gustavus, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away

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