M3.5 earthquake 4 km SSE of Oak Bay, Canada
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 4 km SSE of Oak Bay, Canada on Mon, Jan 25, 1971, 1:37 PM PST (21:37 UTC), 47 km (29 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.5 (md), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1971-01-25 21:37:52 UTC
- Depth
- 47.4 km (29.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 48.418° N, 123.273° 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 0.0 km horizontally, 0.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.05
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 325°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 4
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.829 km S of Port Angeles East, Washington · 20327 days ago · 36 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.31 km E of Silverdale, Washington · 20281 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10838298. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:39 PM UTC.