Earthquake · reviewed by a seismologist
M 3.7ml
16 km SSE of Victoria, Canada
Yes. A magnitude 3.7 earthquake was recorded 16 km SSE of Victoria, Canada, at 9:59 pm PST on 13 February 2025 (05:59 UTC), 40 km deep. 773 people have reported feeling it to USGS.
- When
- Magnitude
- M 3.7 (ml)
- Depth
- 40 km below the surface
- Felt
- 773 reports · strongest reported intensity IV
- Measured shaking
- intensity III (ShakeMap)
- Nearest
- San Juan County, 27 km NNE
- Nearest mapped fault
- Southern Whidbey Island fault, 7 km from its surface trace — near is not the same as on
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
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This was a small earthquake. Shaking like this is often felt indoors nearby and very rarely causes damage.
At this magnitude and depth, people at rest would likely notice it out to about 63 km (39 mi) from the epicentre. Estimated from magnitude, depth and distance with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses; felt reports, where there are any, are the measurement.
Likely felt in: Port Angeles 22 km, intensity II · Sequim 27 km, intensity II · Friday Harbor 33 km, intensity II · Port Townsend 43 km, intensity II · Coupeville 45 km, intensity II · Oak Harbor 47 km, intensity II. Estimated for each town centre; each link is that town's own record.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 5 tons of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 4.7 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Northridge, California 1994 M 6.7 34,000× the energy of this one
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 1,500× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 1,100× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 3.7 about 5 tons of TNT
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 this one released 10× more
Energy from the Gutenberg–Richter relation (log10E = 1.5M + 4.8), rounded to two figures; bar length is magnitude, which is already a logarithm of energy. Magnitudes of past earthquakes from the USGS catalogue.
For this area
The largest earthquake within 50 km in our catalogue was M 4.3 on 2023-10-09 — about 8.8 times the energy of this one.
Since 2016: the QuakeIndex catalogue (US, M1.5+), built from the USGS FDSN event service. Before 2016: USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900. Distances are between epicentres. This is the record, not a forecast.
Where
Epicentre 48.2913, -123.2793. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Juan County, WA | 27 km (17 mi) | NNE | earthquakes near San Juan County |
| Island County, WA | 47 km (29 mi) | ESE | earthquakes near Island County |
| Clallam County, WA | 49 km (31 mi) | WSW | earthquakes near Clallam County |
| Jefferson County, WA | 57 km (35 mi) | SSW | earthquakes near Jefferson County |
| Kitsap County, WA | 86 km (54 mi) | SSE | earthquakes near Kitsap County |
| Mason County, WA | 105 km (65 mi) | S | earthquakes near Mason County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
53 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 1.8 2 km S of Colwood, Canada
- 0.7 3 km N of North Saanich, Canada
- 1.2 9 km NW of Friday Harbor, Washington
- 1.1 6 km W of Orcas, Washington
- 1.1 6 km W of Orcas, Washington
- 1.4 10 km WSW of Anacortes, Washington
- 1.5 3 km N of Langford, Canada
- 0.9 2 km ENE of Six Mile, Canada
- 0.5 11 km E of Orcas, Washington
- 0.4 6 km ENE of Oak Bay, Canada
- 1.2 7 km N of Six Mile, Canada
- 1.4 10 km WSW of Friday Harbor, Washington
- 1.7 8 km SSE of Oak Bay, Canada
- 2.1 6 km ENE of Bell Hill, Washington
- 2.5 11 km SSW of River Road, Washington
Counted from the QuakeIndex database, which ingests the USGS feed every 30 seconds · as of . QuakeIndex does not forecast aftershocks. When USGS issues an operational aftershock forecast it appears on the USGS event page.
On USGS
- The official USGS event page — the source of record for every value above
- Did you feel it? Report it to USGS — reports go to USGS, not to us
- ShakeMap for this event, when USGS has produced one
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