M3.2 earthquake 15 km S of Sooke, Canada
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 15 km S of Sooke, Canada on Fri, Oct 14, 1977, 9:24 PM PDT (04:24 UTC), 46 km (28 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.2 (md), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1977-10-15 04:24:07 UTC
- Depth
- 45.6 km (28.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 48.236° N, 123.764° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 246°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 13
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.42 km NNE of Coupeville, Washington · 17867 days ago · 22 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.55 km N of Victoria, Canada · 17862 days ago · 51 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.427 km W of Skokomish, Washington · 17861 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.9Olympic Peninsula, Washington · 17860 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.7Olympic Peninsula, Washington · 17860 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.32 km WNW of La Conner, Washington · 17845 days ago · 22 km deep · 93 km away
Before
- 2.719 km W of Tsawwassen, Canada · 17876 days ago · 21 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.76 km N of Anacortes, Washington · 17883 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.56 km SSW of Hansville, Washington · 17888 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.65 km NNE of Oak Bay, Canada · 17889 days ago · 18 km deep · 46 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10844918. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:46 PM UTC.