A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) strikes 220 km W of Tofino, Canada (137 miles) on Sunday. Exact location of earthquake, -128.909° West, 48.9217° North, depth 10 km. The temblor was picked up at 02:25:16 / 2:25 am (local time epicenter). 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). All ids that are associated to the event: at00sglde9, us7000mz51. Unique identifier: us7000mz51. Global time and date of event 14/07/24 / 2024-07-14 02:25:16 / July 14, 2024 @ 2:25 am UTC/GMT.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days twenty-seven, in the past 30 days thirty-three and in the last 365 days thirty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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 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: 220 km W of Tofino, Canada.
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