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M3.3 earthquake 6 km S of Oak Bay, Canada

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 6 km S of Oak Bay, Canada on Tue, Jul 30, 1985, 10:01 AM PDT (17:01 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
1985-07-30 17:01:43 UTC
Depth
18.4 km (11.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.394° N, 123.295° W
Region
Canada
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
20°
Stations used
38

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.13 km SW of Everson, Washington · 15021 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.90 km ENE of Acme, Washington · 15010 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 1.52 km SE of Acme, Washington · 15010 days ago · -1 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 2.52 km ENE of Acme, Washington · 15010 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.60 km ENE of Acme, Washington · 15010 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.52 km ENE of Acme, Washington · 15008 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.62 km NE of Acme, Washington · 15008 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 1.83 km NNW of Seabeck, Washington · 15007 days ago · 50 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 1.63 km SE of Acme, Washington · 15004 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.55 km SSE of Edison, Washington · 15003 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 2.526 km WNW of Sooke, Canada · 15000 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 1.51 km ESE of Keyport, Washington · 14998 days ago · 23 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.81 km NNE of Port Townsend, Washington · 14998 days ago · 20 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 1.73 km NE of Acme, Washington · 14996 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 2.34 km ENE of Acme, Washington · 14996 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 2.30 km ENE of Acme, Washington · 14995 days ago · -1 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 2.13 km ENE of Acme, Washington · 14995 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 2.32 km ENE of Keyport, Washington · 14995 days ago · 19 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 2.03 km ENE of Acme, Washington · 14994 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 2.21 km SSW of Mount Vernon, Washington · 14980 days ago · 16 km deep · 70 km away
  21. 1.51 km NNW of Freeland, Washington · 14978 days ago · 18 km deep · 70 km away

Before

  1. 1.53 km N of Bryant, Washington · 15040 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.54 km SSE of Lake McMurray, Washington · 15043 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 2.03 km N of Bryant, Washington · 15045 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.51 km NE of Kingston, Washington · 15048 days ago · 21 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 2.51 km SSW of Seabeck, Washington · 15059 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10195653 (also filed as usp0002h7v). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:31 AM UTC.