A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 225 km WSW of Tofino, Canada (140 miles) on Friday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Unique identifier: us7000mx5p. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000mx5p. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 01:48:43 / 1:48 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, -128.8591° West, 48.5998° North. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 05/07/24 / 2024-07-05 01:48:43 / July 5, 2024 @ 1:48 am.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been twenty-eight, in the last 10 days thirty-seven, in the past 30 days thirty-seven and in the last 365 days thirty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 225 km WSW of Tofino, Canada.
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