A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 55 kilometers (34 miles) from Banff in Canada. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000pmf8. Id of event: us6000pmf8. Exact location, longitude -115.8196° West, latitude 51.6453° North, depth = 5.95 km. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 11:39:46 / 11:39 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 26/01/25 / 2025-01-26 11:39:46 / January 26, 2025 @ 11:39 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 5.95 km (4 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Close country/countries, Canada (c. 33 679 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Canmore, Banff (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 70 km (44 miles) from Canmore (c. 12 300 pop), 55 km (34 miles) from Banff (c. 7 500 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. 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: 55 km NNW of Banff, Canada.
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