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M2.6 earthquake 14 km E of North Saanich, Canada

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 14 km E of North Saanich, Canada on Mon, May 13, 1985, 11:21 PM PDT (06:21 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-05-14 06:21:58 UTC
Depth
21.3 km (13.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.691° N, 123.226° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
29°
Stations used
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.88 km E of Deming, Washington · 15113 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.54 km S of Big Lake, Washington · 15102 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.6Washington · 15102 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.54 km WSW of Richmond, Canada · 15097 days ago · 57 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 2.26 km SSE of Kendall, Washington · 15086 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 2.42 km NW of Birch Bay, Washington · 15074 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 1.510 km N of Camano, Washington · 15071 days ago · 53 km deep · 71 km away

Before

  1. 2.25 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 15119 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 1.86 km S of Kendall, Washington · 15120 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.55 km E of Deming, Washington · 15122 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.97 km E of Deming, Washington · 15122 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 2.04 km NNW of Lake McMurray, Washington · 15129 days ago · 17 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 2.45 km SSW of Big Lake, Washington · 15129 days ago · 17 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 3.35 km SSW of Big Lake, Washington · 15129 days ago · 17 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.94 km SSW of Big Lake, Washington · 15129 days ago · 18 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 3.04 km SSW of Big Lake, Washington · 15132 days ago · 17 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.74 km SSW of Big Lake, Washington · 15133 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 1.96 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 15135 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 1.66 km SSW of Acme, Washington · 15138 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 2.55 km E of Deming, Washington · 15142 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10189023. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:33 PM UTC.