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.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
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
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- 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
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
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.
After
- 2.05 km WNW of Gorst, Washington · 16059 days ago · 18 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.71 km S of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 16059 days ago · 19 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.01 km ENE of Keyport, Washington · 16043 days ago · 21 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.69 km SW of Everson, Washington · 16038 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.84 km SE of Port Ludlow, Washington · 16035 days ago · 18 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.520 km NW of Hoodsport, Washington · 16031 days ago · 45 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.72 km NE of Keyport, Washington · 16024 days ago · 19 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.84 km NNE of Tracyton, Washington · 16020 days ago · 24 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.6Washington · 16016 days ago · 25 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.62 km NW of Mountlake Terrace, Washington · 16011 days ago · 19 km deep · 96 km away
Before
- 1.87 km NW of Kingston, Washington · 16068 days ago · 19 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.74 km NNE of Brinnon, Washington · 16070 days ago · 48 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.54 km NNE of Cathan, Washington · 16075 days ago · 18 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.18 km SE of Camano, Washington · 16082 days ago · 26 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.79 km ESE of Orcas, Washington · 16085 days ago · 54 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.71 km NE of Shoreline, Washington · 16093 days ago · 24 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.05 km N of Friday Harbor, Washington · 16093 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.91 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 16093 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
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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.