Canada earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 8 km SW of Duncan, Canada

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 8 km SW of Duncan, Canada on Wed, Aug 20, 2025, 7:18 AM PDT (14:18 UTC), 22 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 14 km SW of Cowichan Bay, Canada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2025-08-20 14:18:54 UTC
Depth
21.6 km (13.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.731° N, 123.791° W
Region
Canada
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was I, not felt shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
64°
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: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.810 km S of Point Roberts, Washington · 384 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 2.614 km SW of Cowichan Bay, Canada · 381 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 72
  3. 2.16 km WNW of Coupeville, Washington · 378 days ago · 23 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.88 km SSW of Birch Bay, Washington · 376 days ago · 17 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.710 km N of Jamestown, Washington · 369 days ago · 17 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.51 km NNW of Port Angeles East, Washington · 367 days ago · 41 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.15 km WNW of Lynden, Washington · 364 days ago · 17 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 10
  8. 1.76 km SW of Saanichton, Canada · 361 days ago · 26 km deep · 31 km away

Before

  1. 3.717 km NNW of Sekiu, Washington · 411 days ago · 38 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 155
  2. 2.816 km SSW of River Road, Washington · 420 days ago · 44 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 11
  3. 1.921 km NNW of Forks, Washington · 423 days ago · 38 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.821 km NNW of Forks, Washington · 423 days ago · 37 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.511 km WNW of Ault Field, Washington · 425 days ago · 19 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 2.33 km SW of Oak Harbor, Washington · 428 days ago · 28 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 2
  7. 1.914 km N of Jamestown, Washington · 428 days ago · 24 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.01 km SSW of North Saanich, Canada · 429 days ago · 29 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.76 km E of North Saanich, Canada · 432 days ago · 18 km deep · 35 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw62173901. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:40 PM UTC.