Canada earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 5 km NNE of Oak Bay, Canada

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 5 km NNE of Oak Bay, Canada on Thu, Sep 29, 1977, 10:18 PM PDT (05:18 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 10 km SSW of Bellingham, WA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1977-09-30 05:18:43 UTC
Depth
17.9 km (11.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.491° N, 123.268° 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.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
259°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
3

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.56 km SSW of Hansville, Washington · 17888 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 2.010 km SSW of Bellingham, WA · 17884 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 1.76 km N of Anacortes, Washington · 17883 days ago · 18 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 1.63 km NW of Suquamish, Washington · 17881 days ago · 21 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 2.719 km W of Tsawwassen, Canada · 17876 days ago · 21 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 3.36 km E of Sedro-Woolley, Washington · 17875 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 3.215 km S of Sooke, Canada · 17874 days ago · 46 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 2.42 km NNE of Coupeville, Washington · 17867 days ago · 22 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 1.55 km N of Victoria, Canada · 17861 days ago · 51 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 2.32 km WNW of La Conner, Washington · 17845 days ago · 22 km deep · 56 km away

Before

  1. 1.82 km S of Edison, Washington · 17893 days ago · 17 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 3.06 km SW of Lyman, Washington · 17894 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 2.27 km W of Coupeville, Washington · 17905 days ago · 18 km deep · 47 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10844793. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:49 AM UTC.