M2.5 earthquake 19 km SSE of Oak Bay, Canada
A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 19 km SSE of Oak Bay, Canada on Thu, Mar 22, 1979, 3:05 PM PST (23:05 UTC), 44 km (27 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.5 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-03-22 23:05:31 UTC
- Depth
- 44.0 km (27.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 48.300° N, 123.171° 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, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.08
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 86°
- Stations used
- 18
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.60 km WSW of Langford, Canada · 17358 days ago · 18 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.62 km E of Mukilteo, Washington · 17351 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.519 km SSW of Point Roberts, Washington · 17349 days ago · 19 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.56 km NW of La Conner, Washington · 17345 days ago · 22 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.82 km NE of Hansville, Washington · 17345 days ago · 51 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.55 km SW of Coupeville, Washington · 17331 days ago · 16 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.94 km SSW of Hansville, Washington · 17331 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.510 km SE of Salt Spring Island, Canada · 17322 days ago · 18 km deep · 54 km away
Before
- 1.516 km W of Marietta, Washington · 17365 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.910 km SSE of Point Roberts, Washington · 17369 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.86 km WSW of Coupeville, Washington · 17370 days ago · 23 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.54 km NW of Chico, Washington · 17375 days ago · 23 km deep · 80 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10849288. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:59 AM UTC.