A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 186 km WSW of Bella Bella, Canada (116 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has been issued near Bella Bella in Canada (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was picked up at 03:51:38 / 3:51 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 05/07/19 / 2019-07-05 12:51:38 / July 5, 2019 @ 12:51 pm. Exact location, longitude -130.5189° West, latitude 51.3924° North, depth = 10 km. Event id: us70004b04. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: at00pu66e4, us70004b04.
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days fourteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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. 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: 186 km WSW of Bella Bella, Canada.
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