Earthquake · reviewed by a seismologist
M 2.3ml
11 km NE of Maple Ridge, Canada
Yes. A magnitude 2.3 earthquake was recorded 11 km NE of Maple Ridge, Canada, 59 km (37 mi) N of Bellingham, WA, at 9:25 am PDT on 16 June 2021 (16:25 UTC), 9.0 km deep. 4 people have reported feeling it to USGS.
59 km (37 mi) N of Bellingham, WA · 148 km (92 mi) N of Everett, WA
- When
- Magnitude
- M 2.3 (ml)
- Depth
- 9.0 km below the surface
- Felt
- 4 reports · strongest reported intensity III
- Nearest
- Whatcom County, 68 km SE
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 1905 days ago
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This was a minor earthquake. Quakes this small are rarely felt and do not cause damage.
At this magnitude and depth, people at rest would likely notice it out to about 18 km (11 mi) from the epicentre. Estimated from magnitude, depth and distance with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses; felt reports, where there are any, are the measurement.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 85 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 3.3 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 180,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 130,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 11× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 2.3 about 85 lb of TNT
Energy from the Gutenberg–Richter relation (log10E = 1.5M + 4.8), rounded to two figures; bar length is magnitude, which is already a logarithm of energy. Magnitudes of past earthquakes from the USGS catalogue.
Where
Epicentre 49.2845, -122.4882. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whatcom County, WA | 68 km (42 mi) | SE | earthquakes near Whatcom County |
| San Juan County, WA | 97 km (61 mi) | SSW | earthquakes near San Juan County |
| Skagit County, WA | 101 km (63 mi) | SSE | earthquakes near Skagit County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
52 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 1.6 7 km SSW of Chilliwack, Canada
- 2.3 3 km SE of Aldergrove East, Canada
- 1.5 13 km NE of Coquitlam, Canada
- 1.6 10 km N of Maple Falls, Washington
- 1.5 11 km E of Mission, Canada
- 1.6 10 km NE of Abbotsford, Canada
- 1.5 12 km W of Chilliwack, Canada
- 1.5 10 km E of Mission, Canada
- 1.5 11 km ENE of Mission, Canada
- 1.8 2 km E of Peaceful Valley, Washington
- 2.3 28 km NNE of Maple Ridge, Canada
- 1.7 10 km NNE of Maple Falls, Washington
- 1.5 10 km ENE of Coquitlam, Canada
- 1.5 9 km WSW of Chilliwack, Canada
- 1.7 8 km E of Ferndale, Washington
Counted from the QuakeIndex database, which ingests the USGS feed every 30 seconds · as of . QuakeIndex does not forecast aftershocks. When USGS issues an operational aftershock forecast it appears on the USGS event page.
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