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M1.5 earthquake 9 km NE of Oak Bay, Canada

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 9 km NE of Oak Bay, Canada on Tue, Jun 6, 2006, 12:34 PM PDT (19:34 UTC), 24 km (15 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
2006-06-06 19:34:14 UTC
Depth
24.4 km (15.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.507° N, 123.208° 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 0.0 km horizontally, 0.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
194°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
13

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. 2.31 km WSW of Lyman, Washington · 7425 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.74 km SE of Clear Lake, Washington · 7422 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 2.03 km E of Deming, Washington · 7421 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 1.58 km N of Camano, Washington · 7420 days ago · 27 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 2.10 km SE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 7418 days ago · 24 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 1.5Washington · 7412 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 2.28 km E of Deming, Washington · 7412 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 2.010 km NE of Jamestown, Washington · 7406 days ago · 22 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 1.70 km NE of Tulalip Bay, Washington · 7403 days ago · 25 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 2.124 km ESE of Forks, Washington · 7403 days ago · 28 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 2.33 km ESE of Alger, Washington · 7402 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 1.81 km S of Acme, Washington · 7402 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 1.57 km ENE of Big Lake, Washington · 7401 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 3.613 km SE of Oak Bay, Canada · 7397 days ago · 45 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 257
  15. 1.51 km ESE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 7396 days ago · 22 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 2.11 km SE of Acme, Washington · 7386 days ago · 19 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 1.54 km SSW of Mount Vernon, Washington · 7370 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away

Before

  1. 2.54 km S of Langley, Washington · 7427 days ago · 57 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.84 km W of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 7430 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.95 km SW of Ault Field, Washington · 7436 days ago · 18 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 1.94 km NE of Big Lake, Washington · 7437 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 1.53 km N of Langley, Canada · 7442 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.511 km W of Port Ludlow, Washington · 7451 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 2.932 km SW of Lake Cowichan, Canada · 7452 days ago · 40 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10691803. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 6:39 AM UTC.