A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.94 (ml/mb) was reported 7 kilometers (4 miles) from Abbotsford in Canada on Sunday. The 2.94-magnitude earthquake was detected at 00:45:00 / 12:45 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: uw61037322. Event ids that are associated: uw61037322. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 05/07/15 / 2015-07-05 07:45:00 / July 5, 2015 @ 7:45 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10.87 km (7 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, longitude -122.1676636 West, latitude 49.0250015 North, depth = 10.87 km.
Nearby country/countries, Canada (c. 33 679 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was West End, Vancouver, North Vancouver. Epicenter of the event was 74 km (46 miles) from Vancouver (c. 1 838 000 pop), 49 km (30 miles) from Surrey (c. 395 000 pop), 63 km (39 miles) from Burnaby (c. 202 800 pop), 67 km (42 miles) from Ladner (c. 200 000 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Richmond (c. 182 000 pop).
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 three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year.
How would you describe the shaking?
How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 7 km ESE of Abbotsford, Canada. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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Shirlie
I didn’t feel rumbling — it sounded like an explosion.
Karen
Yes felt it like something dropped and the building shook a little.
Heather
My entire house shook.