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M1.7 earthquake 10 km NNE of Mission, Canada

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 10 km NNE of Mission, Canada on Fri, Aug 15, 2025, 2:36 PM PDT (21:36 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 2 km ESE of Mount Vernon, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2025-08-15 21:36:26 UTC
Depth
5.1 km (3.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
49.219° N, 122.237° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 3.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
194°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.53 km N of Lyman, Washington · 408 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 2.92 km ESE of Mount Vernon, Washington · 408 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 164
  3. 2.22 km SE of Mount Vernon, Washington · 408 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 2
  4. 2.42 km ESE of Mount Vernon, Washington · 407 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 3
  5. 1.516 km SE of Glacier, Washington · 404 days ago · -1 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 1.82 km ESE of Mount Vernon, Washington · 396 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.68 km SW of Chilliwack, Canada · 390 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 2.312 km NNE of Maple Ridge, Canada · 389 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 95
  9. 1.810 km S of Point Roberts, Washington · 383 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 1.88 km SSW of Birch Bay, Washington · 375 days ago · 17 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 2.15 km WNW of Lynden, Washington · 363 days ago · 17 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 10
  12. 1.68 km NNE of Sedro-Woolley, Washington · 360 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 1.74 km W of Mount Vernon, Washington · 356 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 1.56 km ESE of Glacier, Washington · 433 days ago · 20 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 1.67 km NNE of Sedro-Woolley, Washington · 435 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw62163727. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:45 PM UTC.