A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.0738041400909 (ml/mb) was reported 11 kilometers (7 miles) from Salt Spring Island in Canada on Tuesday. The 3.0738041400909-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 12:30:08 / 12:30 pm (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: uw62196992. Ids that are associated to the event: uw62196992. The epicenter was at a depth of 14.050000190735 km (9 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -123.36616516113° West, 48.76216506958° North, depth 14.050000190735 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 21/10/25 / 2025-10-21 12:30:08 / October 21, 2025 @ 12:30 pm.

Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Sequim, Maple Ridge, Sudden Valley (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 57 km (35 miles) from Vancouver (c. 1 838 000 pop), 55 km (34 miles) from Surrey (c. 395 000 pop), 37 km (23 miles) from Victoria (c. 289 600 pop), 64 km (40 miles) from Burnaby (c. 202 800 pop), 42 km (26 miles) from Ladner (c. 200 000 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Canada (c. 33 679 000 pop).

Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.

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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 11 km SE of Salt Spring Island, Canada.

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