Canada earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 10 km NE of Abbotsford, Canada

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 10 km NE of Abbotsford, Canada on Thu, Apr 9, 2026, 9:16 AM PDT (16:16 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 2 km ESE of Oak Harbor, 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
2026-04-09 16:16:08 UTC
Depth
3.3 km (2.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
49.120° N, 122.136° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 15.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
196°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
9

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. 2.53 km WSW of Concrete, Washington · 174 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 9
  2. 1.84 km WSW of Concrete, Washington · 164 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 2.75 km N of Anacortes, Washington · 159 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 26
  4. 2.05 km N of Anacortes, Washington · 155 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.24 km WSW of Concrete, Washington · 153 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 2.54 km WSW of Concrete, Washington · 149 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 161
  7. 2.25 km NW of Orcas, Washington · 136 days ago · 53 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 2.67 km ENE of Ferndale, Washington · 127 days ago · 20 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 2.15 km N of Anacortes, Washington · 123 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.71 km WNW of Marblemount, Washington · 120 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 2.92 km ESE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 117 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 42
  12. 2.42 km ESE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 117 days ago · 25 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 3
  13. 1.62 km ESE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 117 days ago · 25 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 1.710 km NE of Abbotsford, Canada · 177 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.115 km ESE of Acme, Washington · 195 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 2

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw62232577. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:34 PM UTC.