A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, Northwest Territories, Canada (0 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 24/10/20 / 2020-10-24 17:18:27 / October 24, 2020 @ 5:18 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was picked up at 17:18:27 / 5:18 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: us6000ccp5. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000ccp5. The epicenter was at a depth of 3.73 km (2 miles). Exact location of event, depth 3.73 km, -124.3921° West, 62.1524° North.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. 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.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: Northwest Territories, Canada. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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