A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) has struck on Thursday, 237 km SW of Port Hardy, Canada (147 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -129.7474 West, latitude 49.1831 North, depth = 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 22:25:45 / 10:25 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10002n71. Id of event: us10002n71. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 03/07/15 / 2015-07-03 07:25:45 / July 3, 2015 @ 7:25 am. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface.
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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: 237 km SW of Port Hardy, Canada. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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