A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) strikes 189 km WSW of Bella Bella, Canada (117 miles) on Friday. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, -130.7208° West, 51.5963° North. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 16/09/16 / 2016-09-16 19:46:53 / September 16, 2016 @ 7:46 pm. The temblor was detected at 10:46:53 / 10:46 am (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: at00odm4a3, us10006q8s. Unique identifier: us10006q8s. A tsunami warning has been issued near Bella Bella in Canada (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 189 km WSW of Bella Bella, Canada.
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