M3.7 earthquake 10 km NNE of Oak Bay, Canada
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 10 km NNE of Oak Bay, Canada on Sat, Dec 11, 1999, 4:53 AM PST (12:53 UTC), 49 km (30 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.7 (md), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1999-12-11 12:53:40 UTC
- Depth
- 48.8 km (30.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 48.536° N, 123.248° 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 1.8 km horizontally, 2.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.05
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 167°
- Stations used
- 33
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 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10485553 (also filed as usp0009jr1). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:56 AM UTC.