M3.3 earthquake 13 km SW of North Saanich, Canada
A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 13 km SW of North Saanich, Canada on Sun, Jan 15, 2006, 4:29 AM PST (12:29 UTC), 44 km (27 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.3 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2006-01-15 12:29:46 UTC
- Depth
- 44.0 km (27.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 48.570° N, 123.530° W
- Region
- Canada
- Felt reports
- 67
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.3 | Md, duration | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed |
| 3.3 | Md, duration | Pacific Northwest Seismic Network | Final · ±0.05 · 14 stations |
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
Felt (III) at Victoria. Felt throughout southern Vancouver Island as far north as the Parksville area, as far west as Sooke and in the Gulf Islands. Also felt at Vancouver. Felt (III) at Friday Harbor and Port Angeles, Washington. Also felt at Anacortes, Bellingham, Eastsound and Sequim, Washington.
From the USGS event page for usp000e898. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
Did you feel it?
67 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Station coverage gap
- 52°
- Stations used
- 76
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.72 km S of Deming, Washington · 7554 days ago · 19 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.023 km SSW of River Road, Washington · 7548 days ago · 43 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.59 km ESE of Forks, Washington · 7529 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.61 km E of Edison, Washington · 7512 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000e898 (also filed as us2006hyai, uw10688468). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:29 AM UTC.