Canada earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 8 km SSE of Victoria, Canada

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 8 km SSE of Victoria, Canada on Wed, Sep 29, 1982, 10:11 PM PDT (05:11 UTC), -1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 20 km NW of Hoodsport, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-09-30 05:11:19 UTC
Depth
-0.6 km (-0.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.360° N, 123.310° 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

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Location uncertainty
About 0.1 km horizontally, 0.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
153°
Stations used
8

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10147428. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:31 AM UTC.