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M1.7 earthquake 6 km SW of Saanichton, Canada

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 6 km SW of Saanichton, Canada on Tue, Oct 7, 2025, 6:34 PM PDT (01:34 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 10 km SE of Salt Spring Island, Canada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2025-10-08 01:34:42 UTC
Depth
25.6 km (15.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.551° N, 123.471° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
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: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.68 km NNE of Sedro-Woolley, Washington · 360 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.74 km W of Mount Vernon, Washington · 355 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.64 km WSW of Forks, Washington · 347 days ago · 37 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 2.710 km SE of Salt Spring Island, Canada · 347 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 105
  5. 1.93 km NE of Quilcene, Washington · 345 days ago · 50 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 2.23 km SW of Port Ludlow, Washington · 338 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.64 km W of Mount Vernon, Washington · 334 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 1.810 km WNW of Neah Bay, Washington · 330 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.35 km SSE of Esquimalt, Canada · 327 days ago · 26 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 2
  10. 1.73 km NNW of Warm Beach, Washington · 320 days ago · 19 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.83 km SE of Quilcene, Washington · 320 days ago · 22 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.97 km S of La Conner, Washington · 310 days ago · 23 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 1.92 km NE of La Conner, Washington · 306 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 2.12 km NE of La Conner, Washington · 306 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 2.12 km NNE of La Conner, Washington · 306 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 1.89 km WNW of White Rock, Canada · 306 days ago · 19 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 2.22 km NNE of La Conner, Washington · 306 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.04 km WNW of Edison, Washington · 301 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 2.14 km SE of Mount Vernon, Washington · 301 days ago · 18 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 2.15 km WNW of Lynden, Washington · 363 days ago · 17 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 10
  2. 1.51 km NNW of Port Angeles East, Washington · 366 days ago · 41 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.710 km N of Jamestown, Washington · 368 days ago · 17 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.88 km SSW of Birch Bay, Washington · 375 days ago · 17 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 2.16 km WNW of Coupeville, Washington · 376 days ago · 23 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 2.614 km SW of Cowichan Bay, Canada · 380 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 72
  7. 2.97 km ENE of Marrowstone, Washington · 382 days ago · 54 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 71
  8. 1.810 km S of Point Roberts, Washington · 383 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw62190757. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:06 AM UTC.