The October 6, 1996 Offshore Vancouver Island Earthquake (M 6.2)

Basic Information

LOCAL DATE/TIME: 96/10/06 13:13 PDT (20:13 UTC)
DEPTH: 6 miles (10 km)
MAGNITUDE: 6.3 (surface-wave magnitude), 6.2 (moment magnitude)
PGC LOCATION (PRELIMINARY): 48.80 N latitude, 128.41 W longitude

West of Vancouver Island, B.C.
Largest earthquake located to date on the Nootka fault zone, southwest of continental shelf.
No felt reports received.

Detailed Information and Graphics

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Regional Map of mainshock area with plate geometry.

MomentTensors from Broadband Seismograms

Mainshock moment tensor solution by Oregon State University.
Mainshock moment tensor solution by UC-Berkeley

Mainshock Seismograms - explanation

Pacific Geoscience Centre, Vancouver Island. Provided by the Geological Survey of Canada.

Other Sources of Information

Earthquakes in the Pacific Northwest
University of Washington Dept. of Earth and Space Sciences
Cascade Region Earthquake Workgroup (CREW)

Seismology Laboratory
Dept. of Earth and Space Sciences, Box 351310
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington 98195
Last updated November 7, 1996