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Strong mag. 6.1 earthquake - 186km WSW of Bella Bella, Canada on Friday, 24 April 2015

Strong mag. 6.2 earthquake - 182km WSW of Bella Bella, Canada on Friday, 24 April 2015

Strong mag. 6.2 earthquake - 182km WSW of Bella Bella, Canada on Friday, 24 April 2015
Apr 24 15:10: Magnitude recalculated from 6.1 to 6.2.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 38.0 to 10.0 km.
Date & time: Fri, 24 Apr 13:56:16 UTC
Local time at epicenter: Friday, April 24, 2015 04:56:16
Magnitude: 6.2
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 51.7685°N / 130.6951°W (Canada)
Nearest volcano: Milbanke Sound (160 km)
Primary data source: USGS
If you felt this quake (or if you were near the epicenter), please share your experience with us and submit a short "I felt it" report.
You can use your GPS or device location as well to show where you were during the earthquake. - Merci!.

Data for same earthquake as reported from other agencies
HeureMag. / DepthLocationMapSource
Fri, 24 Apr 2015
Fri, 24 Apr 13:56 UTCM 6.2 / 10 kmQueen Charlotte Islands Region[Map]GFZ
Fri, 24 Apr 13:56 UTCM 6.1 / 10 km QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS REGION[Map]EMSC
Fri, 24 Apr 13:56 UTCM 6.2 / 10 kmSW of Bella Bella, Canada[Map]GeoAu

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"I felt it" reports:
kolkata, westbengal india / MMI III (Weak shaking)
Fruitvale BC Canada / MMI III (Weak shaking): Light rumble and shaking and some creaks in the house. Thought it might be a Truck at first.
Tow hill road , Masset / MMI II (Very weak shaking): Woke up, saw cord on ceiling fan swinging.
Kent, WA / not felt
Bella Bella / MMI III (Weak shaking): I was sitting on our couch watching early morning news when I felt the furniture moving even my hanging plants started swaying.
Bina (India) (11138 km W from epicenter)(no details): My chair was trembling for about 2 minutes (via EMSC)
(Mexico) (2643 km SE from epicenter)(no details): I am only wondering if there was a tremor over here. It was about 6:40a (via EMSC)
Chinook (United States) (1573 km E from epicenter)(no details): I hope everyone there are doing OK> (via EMSC)
Terrace (Canada) (347 km NE from epicenter)(no details): Was sitting in Tim Hortons and I thought I was having vertago the hanging plants were moving but I thought it was just me (via EMSC)
Kitimat (Canada) (301 km NE from epicenter)(no details): I might not have noticed it except my chair started to rock itself. Interesting sensation, but not frightening. (via EMSC)
Tlell (Canada) (222 km NW from epicenter)(no details): It shook me awake (15 second shake) and had a small close aftershock. (via EMSC)
Prince Rupert (Canada) (286 km N from epicenter)(no details): It was weird I was in bed & my bed started shaking softly my dog didn't even wake up as my bed shook I was confused then I looked my blinds shook seen it swinging wasn't big like when u put a washer in a place in ur house when it's in the spin cycle that's how it felt (via EMSC)
Earthquakes in same area up to 1 year afterwards (likely aftershocks)
HeureMag. / DepthLocationMapSource
Thu, 7 Jan 2016
Thu, 7 Jan 15:24 UTCM 3.1 / 10 km - [info]199 km SSE of Sandspit,BC[Map]NRCAN
Mon, 18 Jan 2016
Mon, 18 Jan 23:12 UTCM 3.1 / 10 km - [info]194 km SSE of Sandspit,BC[Map]NRCAN
Wed, 3 Feb 2016
Wed, 3 Feb 08:10 UTCM 3.2 / 10 km - [info]194 km WSW of Bella Bella,BC[Map]NRCAN
Thu, 4 Feb 2016
Thu, 4 Feb 23:19 UTCM 2.7 / 14.3 km - [info]72 km SSW of Sandspit,BC[Map]NRCAN
Mon, 15 Feb 2016
Mon, 15 Feb 16:25 UTCM 3.2 / 10 km - [info]210 km WSW of Bella Bella,BC[Map]NRCAN
Tue, 23 Feb 2016
Tue, 23 Feb 00:21 UTCM 2.6 / 21.5 km - [info]186 km SSE of Sandspit,BC[Map]NRCAN
Sat, 12 Mar 2016
Sat, 12 Mar 23:06 UTCM 2.9 / 10 km - [info]193 km WSW of Bella Bella,BC[Map]NRCAN
Mon, 14 Mar 2016
Mon, 14 Mar 20:17 UTCM 3.2 / 10 km - [info]199 km SSE of Sandspit,BC[Map]NRCAN
Tue, 15 Mar 2016
Tue, 15 Mar 08:11 UTCM 2.6 / 2.5 km - [info]135 km SSE of Sandspit,BC[Map]NRCAN
Wed, 16 Mar 2016
Wed, 16 Mar 11:42 UTCM 3.0 / 23.9 km - [info]74 km SW of Sandspit,BC[Map]NRCAN
Thu, 17 Mar 2016
Thu, 17 Mar 00:36 UTCM 2.8 / 10 km - [info]194 km WSW of Bella Bella,BC[Map]NRCAN
Thu, 17 Mar 01:07 UTCM 2.7 / 10 km - [info]194 km WSW of Bella Bella,BC[Map]NRCAN
Mon, 21 Mar 2016
Mon, 21 Mar 21:41 UTCM 3.0 / 10 km - [info]205 km SSE of Sandspit,BC[Map]NRCAN
Thu, 24 Mar 2016
Thu, 24 Mar 08:03 UTCM 3.2 / 21.7 km - [info]63 km SW of Sandspit,BC[Map]NRCAN
Thu, 24 Mar 08:23 UTCM 2.7 / 23 km - [info]61 km SW of Sandspit,BC[Map]NRCAN
Tue, 29 Mar 2016
Tue, 29 Mar 09:49 UTCM 2.9 / 10 km - [info]197 km WSW of Bella Bella,BC[Map]NRCAN
Tue, 29 Mar 22:50 UTCM 2.8 / 22.6 km - [info]70 km SSW of Sandspit,BC[Map]NRCAN
Wed, 30 Mar 2016
Wed, 30 Mar 00:43 UTCM 3.0 / 10 km - [info]191 km SSE of Sandspit,BC[Map]NRCAN
Wed, 30 Mar 22:56 UTCM 3.0 / 10 km - [info]224 km WSW of Bella Bella,BC[Map]NRCAN
Thu, 31 Mar 2016
Thu, 31 Mar 09:18 UTCM 2.7 / 10 km - [info]212 km WSW of Bella Bella,BC[Map]NRCAN
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
Thu, 14 Apr 06:19 UTCM 3.1 / 23.2 km - [info]69 km SSW of Sandspit,BC[Map]NRCAN

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