M1.8 earthquake 6 km SE of Oak Bay, Canada
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 6 km SE of Oak Bay, Canada on Tue, Feb 20, 2007, 1:11 PM PST (21:11 UTC), 41 km (25 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.0 7 km SW of Geneva, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.8 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-02-20 21:11:40 UTC
- Depth
- 40.6 km (25.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 48.416° N, 123.228° 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.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 99°
- Stations used
- 18
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.07 km SW of Geneva, Washington · 7128 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 74
- 2.58 km SSW of Seabeck, Washington · 7127 days ago · 21 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.66 km S of Bellingham, Washington · 7126 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.86 km ESE of Edison, Washington · 7112 days ago · 19 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.58 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 7111 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.36 km E of Deming, Washington · 7110 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.014 km ESE of North Saanich, Canada · 7109 days ago · 47 km deep · 21 km away
Before
- 1.62 km NNE of Ganges, Canada · 7179 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.34 km E of Ganges, Canada · 7180 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.53 km SE of Big Lake, Washington · 7183 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.94 km ENE of Salt Spring Island, Canada · 7188 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.54 km ENE of Ganges, Canada · 7188 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.03 km NW of Chico, Washington · 7189 days ago · 21 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.612 km WSW of Quilcene, Washington · 7191 days ago · 47 km deep · 70 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10717518. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:05 PM UTC.