Canada earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 9 km ESE of Salt Spring Island, Canada

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 9 km ESE of Salt Spring Island, Canada on Sat, Apr 11, 1981, 2:11 AM PST (10:11 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.7 11 km NNE of North Saanich, Canada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 1.6 (md), micro
Local time: Sat, Apr 11, 1981, 2:11 AM PST
UTC: 1981-04-11 10:11:40 UTC
Depth: 19.9 km (12.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 48.779° N, 123.371° 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, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.09
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 237°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 7

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10102493. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:54 PM UTC.