A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.8 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 86 km ESE of Resolute, Canada (53 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 08/01/17 / 2017-01-08 23:47:12 / January 8, 2017 @ 11:47 pm. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -92.3053 West, latitude 74.3204 North, depth = 18.93 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 18.93 km (12 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: us10007s20. Event ids that are associated: at00ojhjej, us10007s20. The temblor was detected at 17:47:12 / 5:47 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has been issued near Resolute in Canada (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 one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. Every year there are an estimated 1320 moderate 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 86 km ESE of Resolute, Canada. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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