Minor mag. 2.3 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 78 km southwest of Vernon, Regional District of Mount Waddington, British Columbia, Canada, on Tuesday, May 17, 2022 at 11:12 pm (GMT -8) -
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Minor magnitude 2.3 earthquake at 28 km depth
Earthquake details
| Date & time | May 18, 2022 07:12:55 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Tuesday, May 17, 2022 at 11:12 pm (GMT -8) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 2.3 |
| Depth | 28.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 49.4792°N / 127.039°W  (North Pacific Ocean, Canada) |
| Antipode | 49.479°S / 52.961°E |
| Shaking intensity | Not felt |
| Primary data source | NRCAN (Department of Natural Resources Canada) |
| Nearest volcano | Silverthrone (223 km / 139 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 78 km (48 mi) SW of Vernon (British Columbia) (pop: 48,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 90 km (56 mi) WNW of Tofino (British Columbia) (pop: 1,930) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 1.8 x 108 joules (49.4 kilowatt hours) | about seismic energy |
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 2.3 | 28 km | Canada: 70 Km W of Gold River, BC | NRCAN |
User reports for this quake
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