M1.7 earthquake 1 km ESE of Sooke, Canada
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 1 km ESE of Sooke, Canada on Sat, Dec 13, 1975, 1:14 PM PST (21:14 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.3 11 km SE of Blyn, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1975-12-13 21:14:43 UTC
- Depth
- 6.2 km (3.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 48.371° N, 123.708° 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 3.9 km horizontally, 12.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.17
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 248°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 6
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.311 km SE of Blyn, Washington · 18522 days ago · 48 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.93 km WSW of Anacortes, Washington · 18510 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.76 km SE of Port Ludlow, Washington · 18499 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10862348. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 4:24 AM UTC.