M2.7 earthquake 3 km NNW of Victoria, Canada
A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 3 km NNW of Victoria, Canada on Sat, Dec 19, 1987, 12:30 PM PST (20:30 UTC), 23 km (15 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.7 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-12-19 20:30:17 UTC
- Depth
- 23.4 km (14.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 48.461° N, 123.375° 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, 0.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.07
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 51°
- Stations used
- 27
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.64 km NW of Victoria, Canada · 14153 days ago · 22 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.618 km NNW of Jamestown, Washington · 14151 days ago · 42 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.015 km NE of Saltair, Canada · 14115 days ago · 52 km deep · 67 km away
Before
- 2.115 km SW of Brinnon, Washington · 14165 days ago · 44 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.54 km E of Port Ludlow, Washington · 14181 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.65 km NW of Neah Bay, Washington · 14182 days ago · -1 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.87 km E of Neah Bay, Washington · 14182 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10228688. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:47 PM UTC.