A 3.0-magnitude earthquake, described as minor by local experts, caused some shaking but no recorded damage on Wednesday afternoon.
Seismologist Garry Rogers from the Pacific Geoscience Centre said the quake hit at 3: 20 p.m. and was concentrated about 10 kilometres northwest of Colwood, toward Sooke Lake.
The earthquake came from about 25 kilometres underground.
"It was felt pretty much throughout the area," Rogers said. "We got reports from Sidney to Sooke to all over Greater Victoria."
