Strong mag. 6.2 earthquake - 178km SW of Bella Bella, Canada on Tuesday, 3 September 2013

Forte terremoto magnitudine 6.0 - North Pacific Ocean, 318 km a nord ovest da Vernon, Regional District of Mount Waddington, Columbia Britannica, Canada, martedì, 03 settembre 2013

Forte terremoto magnitudine 6.0 - North Pacific Ocean, 318 km a nord ovest da Vernon, Regional District of Mount Waddington, Columbia Britannica, Canada, martedì, 03 settembre 2013

Strong magnitude 6.0 earthquake at 6 km depth

3 Sep 20:24 UTC: Primo a segnalare: USGS dopo 5 minuti.
Data & ora: 3 Sep 2013 20:19:06 UTC
Ora locale a epicentro: Tuesday, September 03, 2013 11:19:06
Magnitudine: 6
Profondità: 5.5 km
Epicentro latitudine / longitudine: 51.2257°N / 130.4473°W (North Pacific Ocean, Canada)
Vulcano più vicino: Milbanke Sound (174 km / 108 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
318 km ONO da Vernon (pop: 48,100) --> Vedi sismi vicini
337 km SSO da Kitimat (pop: 8,990) --> Vedi sismi vicini
344 km S da Prince Rupert (North Coast) (pop: 14,700) --> Vedi sismi vicini
386 km SSO da Terrace (Kitimat-Stikine) (pop: 19,400) --> Vedi sismi vicini
391 km ONO da Campbell River (Strathcona) (pop: 33,400) --> Vedi sismi vicini
422 km ONO da Courtenay (Comox Valley) (pop: 32,800) --> Vedi sismi vicini
446 km ONO da Powell River (qathet Regional District) (pop: 12,800) --> Vedi sismi vicini
458 km ONO da Port Alberni (Alberni-Clayoquot) (pop: 20,700) --> Vedi sismi vicini
485 km ONO da Parksville (Nanaimo) (pop: 12,000) --> Vedi sismi vicini
4005 km ONO da Ottawa (pop: 812,100) --> Vedi sismi vicini
395 km ONO da Vancouver Island (pop: 748,900) --> Vedi sismi vicini
173 km SO da Reginald Island --> Vedi sismi vicini
Fonte dati primaria: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Stima dell'energia sismica liberata: 6.3 x 1013 joules (17.5 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 15080 tons of TNT or 0.9 atomic bombs!) More info
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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MagnitudineProfonditàUbicazioneFonte
M 6.05.5 km191km WSW of Bella Bella, CanadaUSGS
M 6.010 kmQueen Charlotte Islands RegionGFZ
M 6.12 km QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS REGIONEMSC
M 6.01 kmWSW of Bella Bella, CanadaGeoAu
M 6.110 km218 km WSW of Bella Bella,BCNRCAN

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Aftershocks of the 6.0 quake North Pacific Ocean, 318 km northwest of Vernon, Regional District of Mount Waddington, British Columbia, Canada, Tuesday, September 03, 2013 11:19:06

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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (112 quakes):
  • 24 Feb 2014 17:04 UTC
    | M 3.2 |
    10 km (6.2 mi) depth
    |
    55 km (34 mi) distance
    | NRCAN | Details
  • 10 Feb 2014 14:41 UTC
    | M 3.2 |
    10 km (6.2 mi) depth
    |
    52 km (32 mi) distance
    | NRCAN | Details
  • 05 Feb 2014 17:24 UTC
    | M 3.1 |
    10 km (6.2 mi) depth
    |
    30 km (18 mi) distance
    | NRCAN | Details
  • 04 Feb 2014 04:07 UTC
    | M 2.9 |
    10 km (6.2 mi) depth
    |
    56 km (35 mi) distance
    | NRCAN | Details
  • 21 Jan 2014 19:38 UTC
    | M 3.6 |
    10 km (6.2 mi) depth
    |
    56 km (35 mi) distance
    | NRCAN | Details
  • 20 Jan 2014 10:41 UTC
    | M 2.8 |
    10 km (6.2 mi) depth
    |
    33 km (20 mi) distance
    | NRCAN | Details
  • 07 Jan 2014 05:48 UTC
    | M 2.5 |
    17.7 km (11 mi) depth
    |
    44 km (28 mi) distance
    | NRCAN | Details
  • 03 Jan 2014 15:13 UTC
    | M 3.3 |
    10 km (6.2 mi) depth
    |
    42 km (26 mi) distance
    | NRCAN | Details
  • 27 Dec 2013 09:17 UTC
    | M 3.4 |
    10 km (6.2 mi) depth
    |
    51 km (32 mi) distance
    | NRCAN | Details
  • 26 Dec 2013 01:47 UTC
    | M 3.2 |
    10 km (6.2 mi) depth
    |
    38 km (24 mi) distance
    | NRCAN | Details
  • 18 Dec 2013 04:42 UTC
    | M 3.3 |
    10 km (6.2 mi) depth
    |
    37 km (23 mi) distance
    | NRCAN | Details
  • 16 Dec 2013 04:33 UTC
    | M 3.5 |
    10 km (6.2 mi) depth
    |
    41 km (26 mi) distance
    | NRCAN | Details
  • 14 Dec 2013 02:24 UTC
    | M 3.2 |
    10 km (6.2 mi) depth
    |
    59 km (36 mi) distance
    | NRCAN | Details
  • 05 Dec 2013 14:33 UTC
    | M 3.1 |
    10 km (6.2 mi) depth
    |
    25 km (15 mi) distance
    | NRCAN | Details
  • 02 Dec 2013 06:07 UTC
    | M 3.0 |
    20 km (12.4 mi) depth
    |
    55 km (34 mi) distance
    | NRCAN | Details
  • 20 Nov 2013 21:43 UTC
    | M 3.5 |
    10 km (6.2 mi) depth
    |
    55 km (34 mi) distance
    | NRCAN | Details
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Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 318 km northwest of Vernon, Regional District of Mount Waddington, British Columbia, Canada, on Tuesday, September 03, 2013 11:19:06
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