M1.6 earthquake 4 km NW of Victoria, Canada
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 4 km NW of Victoria, Canada on Wed, Dec 23, 1987, 5:18 AM PST (13:18 UTC), 22 km (14 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.0 15 km NE of Saltair, Canada. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-12-23 13:18:18 UTC
- Depth
- 22.2 km (13.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 48.466° N, 123.385° 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, 0.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.08
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 67°
- Stations used
- 22
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.618 km NNW of Jamestown, Washington · 14151 days ago · 42 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.015 km NE of Saltair, Canada · 14114 days ago · 52 km deep · 67 km away
Before
- 2.73 km NNW of Victoria, Canada · 14157 days ago · 23 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.54 km E of Port Ludlow, Washington · 14181 days ago · 16 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.65 km NW of Neah Bay, Washington · 14181 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.87 km E of Neah Bay, Washington · 14181 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10229298. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:14 PM UTC.