Canada earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 10 km SSE of Victoria, Canada

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 10 km SSE of Victoria, Canada on Fri, May 7, 1982, 7:24 PM PDT (02:24 UTC), 39 km (24 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 3 km S of Cowichan Bay, Canada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-05-08 02:24:19 UTC
Depth
38.7 km (24.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.355° N, 123.286° 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, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
151°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.03 km S of Cowichan Bay, Canada · 16209 days ago · 17 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 1.55 km NNW of Friday Harbor, Washington · 16189 days ago · 52 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 1.80 km WNW of Lofall, Washington · 16179 days ago · 18 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 1.72 km NW of Port Angeles, Washington · 16177 days ago · 43 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 1.735 km S of Port Angeles East, Washington · 16173 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 2.126 km N of Neah Bay, Washington · 16172 days ago · 38 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 1.68 km WNW of Stanwood, Washington · 16168 days ago · 17 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 1.84 km NW of Edmonds, Washington · 16167 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 2.5Puget Sound region, Washington · 16166 days ago · 25 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.95 km NW of Edmonds, Washington · 16166 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 1.54 km N of Bryant, Washington · 16164 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.62 km SE of Ault Field, Washington · 16160 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 1.75 km ENE of Oak Bay, Canada · 16157 days ago · 32 km deep · 14 km away

Before

  1. 1.84 km SSW of Clinton, Washington · 16217 days ago · 28 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 1.518 km S of Point Roberts, Washington · 16220 days ago · 74 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 3.122 km NE of Amanda Park, Washington · 16226 days ago · 40 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 2.010 km N of Quilcene, Washington · 16231 days ago · 18 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 2.40 km ESE of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 16236 days ago · 22 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 2.11 km NNE of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 16238 days ago · 27 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.90 km N of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 16238 days ago · 27 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 3.40 km NNE of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 16238 days ago · 27 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 2.62 km SSE of Mount Vernon, Washington · 16243 days ago · 19 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 2.44 km S of Mount Vernon, Washington · 16243 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 1.73 km S of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 16243 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10133323. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 7:21 AM UTC.