A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 201 km W of Port Hardy, Canada (125 miles). Event id: us2000d0jj. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000d0jj. The 4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 11:36:07 / 11:36 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location, longitude -130.2405° West, latitude 50.4464° North, depth = 10 km. Global time and date of event 14/01/18 / 2018-01-14 20:36:07 / January 14, 2018 @ 8:36 pm UTC/GMT. 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 four, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days fourteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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: 201 km W of Port Hardy, Canada.
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