M2.7 earthquake 19 km W of Tsawwassen, Canada
A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 19 km W of Tsawwassen, Canada on Thu, Oct 13, 1977, 7:52 AM PDT (14:52 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.2 15 km S of Sooke, Canada. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.7 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1977-10-13 14:52:03 UTC
- Depth
- 20.7 km (12.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 49.032° N, 123.347° 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 2.1 km horizontally, 4.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.08
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 270°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 10
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 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.215 km S of Sooke, Canada · 17875 days ago · 46 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.55 km N of Victoria, Canada · 17862 days ago · 51 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.32 km WNW of La Conner, Washington · 17845 days ago · 22 km deep · 93 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10844908. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:30 PM UTC.