M1.9 earthquake 4 km SE of North Saanich, Canada
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 4 km SE of North Saanich, Canada on Thu, Dec 18, 1980, 11:49 AM PST (19:49 UTC), 52 km (32 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.3 12 km WNW of Orcas, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.9 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-12-18 19:49:37 UTC
- Depth
- 51.7 km (32.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 48.633° N, 123.379° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.08
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 69°
- Stations used
- 15
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.76 km SW of Friday Harbor, Washington · 16689 days ago · 47 km deep · 28 km away
- 3.312 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 16688 days ago · 15 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.712 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 16688 days ago · 14 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.57 km ENE of Lake McMurray, Washington · 16670 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.93 km WSW of Big Lake, Washington · 16667 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10092558. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:25 AM UTC.