A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 268 km WNW of Port McNeill, Canada (167 miles). Global time and date of event 18/09/24 / 2024-09-18 12:02:12 / September 18, 2024 @ 12:02 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location, longitude -130.5942° West, latitude 51.5572° North, depth = 9.237 km. Id of earthquake: us6000nsvf. Event ids that are associated: us6000nsvf. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 12:02:12 / 12:02 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 9.237 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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: 268 km WNW of Port McNeill, Canada.
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