A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 212 km W of Tofino, Canada (132 miles). Unique identifier: us7000mxsp. Ids that are associated to the event: at00sgb8n9, us7000mxsp. A tsunami warning has been issued near Tofino in Canada (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was picked up at 15:06:48 / 3:06 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -128.7917° West, 48.8901° North, depth 10 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 08/07/24 / 2024-07-08 15:06:48 / July 8, 2024 @ 3:06 pm UTC/GMT. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days twenty-three, in the past 30 days twenty-three and in the last 365 days twenty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 212 km W of Tofino, Canada. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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