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M3.2 earthquake 8 km ESE of Oak Bay, Canada

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 8 km ESE of Oak Bay, Canada on Sun, Sep 10, 2000, 7:53 AM PDT (14:53 UTC), 49 km (30 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 11 km WNW of Quilcene, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
2000-09-10 14:53:38 UTC
Depth
48.9 km (30.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.424° N, 123.190° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
140°
Stations used
34

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.54 km NE of Granite Falls, Washington · 9504 days ago · -1 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 2.21 km NNE of Bell Hill, Washington · 9503 days ago · 47 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 2.47 km SSE of Quilcene, Washington · 9502 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 1.52 km NNE of Granite Falls, Washington · 9500 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.94 km NNE of Port Townsend, Washington · 9499 days ago · 17 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 2.04 km SW of Hansville, Washington · 9498 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 1.50 km S of Clear Lake, Washington · 9484 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 2.510 km SW of Quilcene, Washington · 9484 days ago · 49 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 3.611 km WNW of Quilcene, Washington · 9481 days ago · 50 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 25
  10. 2.710 km NE of Blyn, Washington · 9480 days ago · 56 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 1.54 km N of Riverside, Washington · 9471 days ago · -1 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 1.53 km NNE of Ault Field, Washington · 9467 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 2.28 km WSW of Ault Field, Washington · 9466 days ago · 50 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 1.83 km NE of Oak Bay, Canada · 9465 days ago · 40 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 3.37 km ESE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 9464 days ago · 21 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 185
  16. 2.52 km NW of Eastmont, Washington · 9457 days ago · 24 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 1.72 km WNW of Eastmont, Washington · 9457 days ago · 19 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 1.50 km NNW of Everett, Washington · 9519 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 1.76 km S of Seabeck, Washington · 9533 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.54 km E of Lofall, Washington · 9535 days ago · 19 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 2.612 km W of Quilcene, Washington · 9536 days ago · 44 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 1.85 km S of Seabeck, Washington · 9536 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.62 km SW of Lynnwood, Washington · 9536 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 2.22 km ENE of Silver Firs, Washington · 9542 days ago · 28 km deep · 100 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10504228 (also filed as usp000a00e). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:05 AM UTC.