Weak mag. 2.1 earthquake - 12 km south of Princeton, Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen, British Columbia, Canada, on Tuesday, May 10, 2022 at 2:14 pm (GMT -7) -
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Weak magnitude 2.1 earthquake at 0 km depth
11 May 18:40 UTC: First to report: RaspberryShake after 21 hours.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | May 10, 2022 21:14:22 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Tuesday, May 10, 2022 at 2:14 pm (GMT -7) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 2.1 |
| Depth | 0.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 49.3484°N / 120.4998°W  (Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen, British Columbia, Canada) |
| Antipode | 49.348°S / 59.5°E |
| Shaking intensity | Weak shaking near epicenter |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | RaspberryShake (RaspberryShake) |
| Nearest volcano | Mount Baker (115 km / 71 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 12 km (8 mi) S of Princeton (pop: 2,830) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 66 km (41 mi) WSW of Summerland (Okanagan-Similkameen) (pop: 11,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 68 km (42 mi) WSW of Penticton (Okanagan-Similkameen) (pop: 33,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 68 km (42 mi) E of Hope (pop: 4,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 71 km (44 mi) WNW of Oliver (pop: 5,280) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 84 km (52 mi) WNW of Osoyoos (pop: 4,520) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 87 km (54 mi) SW of West Kelowna (Central Okanagan) (pop: 28,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 88 km (54 mi) SSE of Merritt (Thompson-Nicola) (pop: 7,180) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 94 km (59 mi) SW of Kelowna (pop: 142,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 232 km (144 mi) ENE of Victoria (pop: 289,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 8.9 x 107 joules (24.8 kilowatt hours) | about seismic energy |
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 2.1 | 0 km | British Columbia, Canada | RaspberryShake |
User reports for this quake
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