Canada earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake British Columbia, Canada

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck in British Columbia, Canada on Sat, Oct 23, 2021, 11:41 PM AKDT (07:41 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 42 km E of Yakutat, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-10-24 07:41:53 UTC
Depth
6.7 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.029° N, 137.933° 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
34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.7116 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.793 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 1.9Southeastern Alaska · 1796 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 1.831 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.8106 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 24 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 1.543 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 1.773 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 1.990 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.545 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 1.636 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 1.795 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 2.061 km W of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 2.090 km SSE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 1.746 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1777 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 1.774 km NNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 2.244 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 2.165 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1772 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 1.892 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1770 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 1.854 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 2.293 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  21. 1.871 km NNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  22. 2.068 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  23. 2.038 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 1.845 km ENE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 2.089 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  26. 1.8British Columbia, Canada · 1759 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
  27. 2.542 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  28. 1.673 km WSW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 17 km deep · 49 km away
  29. 2.296 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  30. 2.264 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  31. 2.498 km SSE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  32. 2.540 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  33. 1.596 km ENE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 2.156 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 2.4121 km SSE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 19 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.930 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.548 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 1.729 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 2.042 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 2.595 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 1.955 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 2.1115 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.884 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021dnb10ce. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 4:26 PM UTC.