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M1.5 earthquake 3 km N of Langley, Canada

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 3 km N of Langley, Canada on Sat, May 20, 2006, 12:37 PM PDT (19:37 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 13 km SE of Oak Bay, Canada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2006-05-20 19:37:33 UTC
Depth
1.3 km (0.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
49.129° N, 122.660° 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 8.5 km horizontally, 43.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
271°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
8

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 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.94 km NE of Big Lake, Washington · 7436 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.95 km SW of Ault Field, Washington · 7435 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 1.84 km W of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 7429 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.59 km NE of Oak Bay, Canada · 7424 days ago · 24 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 2.31 km WSW of Lyman, Washington · 7424 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.74 km SE of Clear Lake, Washington · 7421 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 2.03 km E of Deming, Washington · 7420 days ago · -1 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 1.58 km N of Camano, Washington · 7419 days ago · 27 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.10 km SE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 7417 days ago · 24 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.5Washington · 7411 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 2.28 km E of Deming, Washington · 7410 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 2.33 km ESE of Alger, Washington · 7401 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 1.81 km S of Acme, Washington · 7401 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 1.57 km ENE of Big Lake, Washington · 7400 days ago · -1 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 3.613 km SE of Oak Bay, Canada · 7396 days ago · 45 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 257
  16. 1.51 km ESE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 7395 days ago · 22 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 2.11 km SE of Acme, Washington · 7385 days ago · 19 km deep · 58 km away

Before

  1. 1.57 km S of Anacortes, Washington · 7464 days ago · 23 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 1.99 km SW of Concrete, Washington · 7470 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10694968. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:12 AM UTC.