Earthquake · reviewed by a seismologist
M 1.5ml
9 km E of Ganges, Canada
Yes. A magnitude 1.5 earthquake was recorded 9 km E of Ganges, Canada, at 2:49 am PST on 23 January 2022 (10:49 UTC), 21 km deep.
- When
- Magnitude
- M 1.5 (ml)
- Depth
- 21 km below the surface
- Felt
- no reports yet
- Nearest
- San Juan County, 44 km SSE
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 1754 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 it was probably too small to be felt, even directly above it. 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.
Earthquakes near other towns within 30 km: Point Roberts.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 5.9 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 2.5 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 2,500,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 1,800,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 160× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 1.5 about 5.9 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 48.8653, -123.3710. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Juan County, WA | 44 km (28 mi) | SSE | earthquakes near San Juan County |
| Clallam County, WA | 92 km (57 mi) | SSW | earthquakes near Clallam County |
| Island County, WA | 94 km (58 mi) | SSE | earthquakes near Island County |
| Whatcom County, WA | 112 km (70 mi) | E | earthquakes near Whatcom County |
| Jefferson County, WA | 118 km (74 mi) | S | earthquakes near Jefferson County |
| Skagit County, WA | 121 km (75 mi) | ESE | earthquakes near Skagit County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
57 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 1.5 8 km WNW of Orcas, Washington
- 2.5 4 km ENE of Oak Bay, Canada
- 2.3 1 km NNE of Esquimalt, Canada
- 1.5 11 km NNW of Orcas, Washington
- 1.8 2 km W of Point Roberts, Washington
- 2.1 3 km W of Point Roberts, Washington
- 1.7 2 km SW of Point Roberts, Washington
- 1.8 3 km WSW of Point Roberts, Washington
- 1.7 2 km WSW of Point Roberts, Washington
- 1.6 2 km W of Point Roberts, Washington
- 2.8 10 km WSW of Friday Harbor, Washington
- 1.9 6 km NNE of Orcas, Washington
- 3.6 22 km NNE of Ganges, Canada
- 2.1 11 km E of North Saanich, Canada
- 4.0 12 km E of Saanichton, Canada
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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