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M2.4 earthquake 14 km SSE of Oak Bay, Canada

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 14 km SSE of Oak Bay, Canada on Tue, Oct 28, 2008, 7:55 PM PDT (02:55 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 4 km NE of Ferndale, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2008-10-29 02:55:53 UTC
Depth
23.5 km (14.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.333° N, 123.220° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
59°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.815 km SSE of Oak Bay, Canada · 6550 days ago · 24 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.06 km SW of Port Ludlow, Washington · 6549 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 1.64 km NNE of Deming, Washington · 6540 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 2.84 km NE of Ferndale, Washington · 6539 days ago · 19 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 6
  5. 2.47 km W of Anacortes, Washington · 6528 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 10
  6. 1.89 km N of Quilcene, Washington · 6522 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 1.71 km WNW of Gorst, Washington · 6519 days ago · 22 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.81 km SSW of Lynnwood, Washington · 6519 days ago · 24 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.05 km NNE of Oso, Washington · 6513 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 1.83 km WSW of Blaine, Washington · 6506 days ago · 18 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 1.71 km SSE of Meadowdale, Washington · 6501 days ago · 23 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 1.63 km SE of La Conner, Washington · 6497 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 1.93 km W of Mount Vernon, Washington · 6496 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 1.65 km WSW of Mount Vernon, Washington · 6496 days ago · -1 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 1.59 km N of Quilcene, Washington · 6492 days ago · 21 km deep · 54 km away

Before

  1. 2.25 km N of Lofall, Washington · 6551 days ago · 20 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 1.76 km NW of Sedro-Woolley, Washington · 6552 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 1.710 km NW of Port Townsend, Washington · 6562 days ago · 27 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 1.94 km SE of Oso, Washington · 6564 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 3.210 km NW of Hoodsport, Washington · 6576 days ago · 45 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.61 km ESE of Oso, Washington · 6579 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 2.12 km SSW of Kingston, Washington · 6580 days ago · 28 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 2.11 km SE of Oso, Washington · 6580 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10763288. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 6:48 AM UTC.