A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 202 km NE of Inuvik, Canada (126 miles). A tsunami warning has been issued near Inuvik in Canada (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 20:45:44 / 8:45 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -130.723 West, latitude 69.8274 North, depth = 9.87 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 14/06/24 / 2024-06-14 20:45:44 / June 14, 2024 @ 8:45 pm. Unique identifier: us7000msik. Ids that are associated to the event: at00sf38ca, us7000msik. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 9.87 km (6 miles).
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 two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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: 202 km NE of Inuvik, Canada.
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