A light earthquake magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) strikes Vancouver Island, Canada region (0 miles) on Thursday. Exact location of earthquake, -130.0112° West, 50.6293° North, depth 18.96 km. The 4.8-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 00:31:06 / 12:31 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 18.96 km (12 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 30/07/15 / 2015-07-30 00:31:06 / July 30, 2015 @ 12:31 am. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10002w8x. Id of event: us10002w8x. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
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 nineteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: Vancouver Island, Canada region.
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