The Brief A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck offshore 129 miles southwest of Port McNeill, British Columbia, at 11:41 p.m. Sunday. The shallow, 6.2-mile-deep quake produced mild shaking felt across Vancouver Island, Victoria, and parts of Western Washington, including Seattle. A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck near Vancouver Island in British Columbia on Sunday night and was felt in places around Puget Sound. Magnitude 5.6 earthquake shakes near Vancouver Island in Canada(USGS)By the numbers:According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the quake hit at 11:41 p.m. about 129 miles southwest of Port McNeill, Canada, at a shallow depth of 6.2 miles. Although the majority of people who reported feeling the earthquake to the USGS were on Vancouver Island and Victoria, B.C., there were multiple responses from Bellingham, Port Townsend, Seattle and Tacoma.