Canada earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 5 km ENE of Oak Bay, Canada

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 5 km ENE of Oak Bay, Canada on Sat, Jul 3, 1982, 8:56 PM PDT (03:56 UTC), 32 km (20 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 4 km ENE of Sedro-Woolley, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-07-04 03:56:09 UTC
Depth
31.7 km (19.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.474° N, 123.242° 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, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
209°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
7

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.710 km SW of Everson, Washington · 16147 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 2.04 km ENE of Sedro-Woolley, Washington · 16132 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 2.216 km SW of Gibsons, Canada · 16127 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.86 km NNE of Acme, Washington · 16119 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.83 km SSE of Kingston, Washington · 16119 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 2.86 km WSW of Coupeville, Washington · 16116 days ago · 17 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 1.71 km NNE of Esperance, Washington · 16111 days ago · 22 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 1.51 km ESE of Edmonds, Washington · 16110 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.61 km ENE of Bangor Trident Base, Washington · 16100 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.91 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 16094 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 2.05 km N of Friday Harbor, Washington · 16094 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away

Before

  1. 1.62 km SE of Ault Field, Washington · 16154 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 1.54 km N of Bryant, Washington · 16159 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.95 km NW of Edmonds, Washington · 16160 days ago · -1 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 2.5Puget Sound region, Washington · 16161 days ago · 25 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.84 km NW of Edmonds, Washington · 16161 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 1.68 km WNW of Stanwood, Washington · 16162 days ago · 17 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 1.735 km S of Port Angeles East, Washington · 16168 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 1.72 km NW of Port Angeles, Washington · 16172 days ago · 43 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 1.80 km WNW of Lofall, Washington · 16174 days ago · 18 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10136123. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:28 PM UTC.