M2.1 earthquake 3 km WNW of Langford, Canada
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 3 km WNW of Langford, Canada on Wed, Nov 19, 1975, 5:47 AM PST (13:47 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 4 km S of Gibsons, Canada. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.1 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1975-11-19 13:47:36 UTC
- Depth
- 20.0 km (12.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 48.459° N, 123.543° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.17
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 229°, 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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.88 km NNW of Camano, Washington · 18562 days ago · 27 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.74 km S of Gibsons, Canada · 18559 days ago · 32 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.71 km ESE of Sooke, Canada · 18546 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.311 km SE of Blyn, Washington · 18521 days ago · 48 km deep · 75 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10862213. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:00 AM UTC.