M3.6 earthquake 13 km SSE of Oak Bay, Canada
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 13 km SSE of Oak Bay, Canada on Wed, Aug 23, 1978, 3:37 AM PDT (10:37 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.6 (md), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-08-23 10:37:19 UTC
- Depth
- 18.5 km (11.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 48.346° N, 123.213° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.07
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 159°
- Stations used
- 14
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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.27 km SW of Brinnon, Washington · 17557 days ago · 46 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.66 km NNE of Hoodsport, Washington · 17554 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.16 km N of Kingston, Washington · 17551 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.88 km SSE of Point Roberts, Washington · 17542 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.030 km SE of Clallam Bay, Washington · 17528 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.218 km NNW of Jamestown, Washington · 17527 days ago · 40 km deep · 8 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10847758 (also filed as usp0000w68). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:23 AM UTC.