A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 157 km W of Port Hardy, Canada (98 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -129.6465 West, latitude 50.7807 North, depth = 10 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 14/01/18 / 2018-01-14 20:25:39 / January 14, 2018 @ 8:25 pm UTC/GMT. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000cjjx. Id of event: us2000cjjx. The 4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 11:25:39 / 11:25 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles).
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days thirteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
How would you describe the shaking?
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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 157 km W of Port Hardy, Canada. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
Copyright © 2018 earthquakenewstoday.com All rights reserved.
Leave a Reply