A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 221 km W of Tofino, Canada (137 miles). Unique identifier: us7000at13. Ids that are associated to the event: at00qdvc3q, us7000at13. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has been issued near Tofino in Canada (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, longitude -128.945 West, latitude 49.0959 North, depth = 10 km. The 5.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 11:33:25 / 11:33 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 22/07/20 / 2020-07-22 11:33:25 / July 22, 2020 @ 11:33 am UTC/GMT.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world.
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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. 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: 221 km W of Tofino, Canada.
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