Canada earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 12 km NNE of Maple Ridge, Canada

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 12 km NNE of Maple Ridge, Canada on Mon, Sep 8, 2025, 9:28 PM PDT (04:28 UTC), 12 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 10 km SE of Salt Spring Island, Canada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2025-09-09 04:28:33 UTC
Depth
12.1 km (7.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
49.318° N, 122.517° W
Region
Canada
Felt reports
95
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.ScaleComputed byNotes
2.3ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed · ±0.051 · 50 stations
2.43ML, local (Richter)Pacific Northwest Seismic NetworkFinal · ±0.11486615143656476 · 26 stations

Did you feel it?

95 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was V, moderate shaking.

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.1 km horizontally, 7.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
66°
Stations used
45

Nearest places

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 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000qux1 (also filed as uw62177122). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:56 AM UTC.