M2.5 earthquake 26 km WNW of Sooke, Canada
A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 26 km WNW of Sooke, Canada on Thu, Aug 29, 1985, 2:26 AM PDT (09:26 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.5 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-08-29 09:26:50 UTC
- Depth
- 13.4 km (8.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 48.478° N, 124.048° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 2.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.11
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 47°
- 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: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10196773. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 5:30 AM UTC.