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M4.1 earthquake 3 km SE of Oak Bay, Canada

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 3 km SE of Oak Bay, Canada on Wed, Nov 8, 1972, 8:19 PM PST (04:19 UTC), 44 km (27 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (Md, duration), light
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1972-11-09 04:19:19 UTC
Depth
43.8 km (27.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.428° N, 123.277° W
Region
Canada
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 3.3 km horizontally, 3.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
233°, 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: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.75 km N of Lofall, Washington · 19676 days ago · 18 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 2.44 km ESE of Acme, Washington · 19672 days ago · 17 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 2.04 km ESE of Acme, Washington · 19672 days ago · 17 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 2.07 km NE of Quilcene, Washington · 19665 days ago · 46 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 2.45 km SSE of Acme, Washington · 19665 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.57 km WNW of Bangor Trident Base, Washington · 19664 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 1.57 km NE of Brinnon, Washington · 19664 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 2.12 km NW of Clear Lake, Washington · 19661 days ago · 22 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 3.927 km S of Port Angeles East, Washington · 19658 days ago · 43 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 3.24 km SE of Kingston, Washington · 19657 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 1.76 km S of Port Hadlock-Irondale, Washington · 19657 days ago · 29 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 3.34 km WSW of Orcas, Washington · 19655 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 2.03 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 19655 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 2.76 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 19655 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 2.66 km E of Deming, Washington · 19655 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 2.820 km WSW of Brinnon, Washington · 19652 days ago · 42 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 1.93 km NNE of Indianola, Washington · 19640 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 1.81 km NW of Larch Way, Washington · 19634 days ago · 25 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 2.27 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 19632 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 1.816 km SW of Brinnon, Washington · 19632 days ago · 40 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 2.47 km NNE of Bryant, Washington · 19632 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 2.36 km SW of Marietta, Washington · 19631 days ago · 24 km deep · 59 km away

Before

  1. 3.15 km N of Brinnon, Washington · 19690 days ago · 47 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 2.10 km NNW of Alger, Washington · 19694 days ago · 25 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 1.72 km ESE of Hansville, Washington · 19703 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 3.06 km E of Deming, Washington · 19708 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.07 km WSW of Lofall, Washington · 19712 days ago · 18 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 2.96 km W of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 19713 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.50 km SSW of Silverdale, Washington · 19713 days ago · 22 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 2.40 km NE of Esperance, Washington · 19713 days ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 2.73 km W of Sedro-Woolley, Washington · 19715 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10854758. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:50 AM UTC.