A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 212 km SW of Port Hardy, Canada (132 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: us20003m0m. Event ids that are associated: us20003m0m. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 12:50:31 / 12:50 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -129.623° West, 49.4158° North, depth 10 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 19/09/15 / 2015-09-19 21:50:31 / September 19, 2015 @ 9:50 pm.
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes 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 one and in the last 365 days thirteen 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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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 212 km SW of Port Hardy, Canada.
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