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M2.5 earthquake 8 km ESE of Oak Bay, Canada

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 8 km ESE of Oak Bay, Canada on Sat, Oct 11, 2003, 8:42 PM PDT (03:42 UTC), 44 km (27 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2003-10-12 03:42:36 UTC
Depth
43.6 km (27.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.418° N, 123.202° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
82°
Stations used
37

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.525 km E of Forks, Washington · 8389 days ago · 37 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.71 km WSW of Mountlake Terrace, Washington · 8387 days ago · 18 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.711 km W of Coupeville, Washington · 8370 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 1.85 km WSW of Lofall, Washington · 8358 days ago · 58 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.73 km SW of Clinton, Washington · 8357 days ago · 32 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 1.86 km WSW of La Conner, Washington · 8351 days ago · 62 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 1.77 km NNW of Anacortes, Washington · 8350 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 2.42 km NW of Warm Beach, Washington · 8345 days ago · 34 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 2.07 km ENE of Port Townsend, Washington · 8332 days ago · 24 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 2.08 km NNE of Ganges, Canada · 8331 days ago · 18 km deep · 59 km away

Before

  1. 1.68 km NNW of Freeland, Washington · 8399 days ago · 57 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 2.13 km NE of Anacortes, Washington · 8405 days ago · 16 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 1.55 km WSW of Hansville, Washington · 8410 days ago · 21 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.55 km SSE of Lynden, Washington · 8410 days ago · 16 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 2.214 km NE of Jamestown, Washington · 8410 days ago · 24 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 1.55 km NE of Anacortes, Washington · 8414 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10598433. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:45 PM UTC.