A minor earthquake magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) has struck on Thursday, 11 kilometers (7 miles) from Penticton in Canada. The earthquake occurred at a depth of -0.53 km (-0 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 28/11/19 / 2019-11-28 09:36:48 / November 28, 2019 @ 9:36 am. The 2.8-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 01:36:48 / 1:36 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: uw61561761. Event ids that are associated: uw61561761. Exact location of earthquake, -119.58° West, 49.380833333333° North, depth -0.53 km.
Nearby country/countries, Canada (c. 33 679 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the event was 56 km (35 miles) from Kelowna (c. 125 100 pop), 11 km (7 miles) from Penticton (c. 37 700 pop), 54 km (33 miles) from West Kelowna (c. 28 800 pop), 25 km (16 miles) from Summerland (c. 6 300 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Kelowna, West Kelowna, Summerland (min 5000 pop).
Every year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days 0, in the past 30 days 0 and in the last 365 days one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 11 km S of Penticton, Canada.
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