M1.8 earthquake 13 km SE of Oak Bay, Canada
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 13 km SE of Oak Bay, Canada on Wed, Mar 12, 1986, 6:49 PM PST (02:49 UTC), 49 km (30 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M1.9 Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.8 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-03-13 02:49:49 UTC
- Depth
- 48.7 km (30.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 48.376° N, 123.150° 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, 0.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.13
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 38°
- Stations used
- 32
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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.9Washington · 14790 days ago · 21 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.63 km WNW of Picnic Point, Washington · 14789 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.310 km NW of Friday Harbor, Washington · 14775 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
- 3.05 km ENE of Ferndale, Washington · 14765 days ago · 17 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.57 km NNE of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 14752 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.36 km S of Hansville, Washington · 14751 days ago · 25 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.63 km NNW of Kingston, Washington · 14751 days ago · 25 km deep · 78 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10203948. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:11 AM UTC.