Moderate mag. 5.9 earthquake - 163km SW of Bella Bella, Canada on Wednesday, 4 September 2013

Moderato terremoto magnitudine 5.9 - North Pacific Ocean, 282 km a nord ovest da Vernon, Regional District of Mount Waddington, Columbia Britannica, Canada, mercoledì, 04 settembre 2013

Moderato terremoto magnitudine 5.9 - North Pacific Ocean, 282 km a nord ovest da Vernon, Regional District of Mount Waddington, Columbia Britannica, Canada, mercoledì, 04 settembre 2013

Moderate magnitude 5.9 earthquake at 10 km depth

4 Sep 00:28 UTC: Primo a segnalare: USGS dopo 5 minuti.
Data & ora: 4 Sep 2013 00:23:12 UTC
Ora locale a epicentro: Tuesday, September 03, 2013 15:23:12
Magnitudine: 5.9
Profondità: 9.9 km
Epicentro latitudine / longitudine: 51.198°N / 129.9014°W (North Pacific Ocean, Canada)
Vulcano più vicino: Milbanke Sound (168 km / 104 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
282 km ONO da Vernon (pop: 48,100) --> Vedi sismi vicini
354 km ONO da Campbell River (Strathcona) (pop: 33,400) --> Vedi sismi vicini
379 km SSO da Terrace (Kitimat-Stikine) (pop: 19,400) --> Vedi sismi vicini
386 km ONO da Courtenay (Comox Valley) (pop: 32,800) --> Vedi sismi vicini
423 km ONO da Port Alberni (Alberni-Clayoquot) (pop: 20,700) --> Vedi sismi vicini
481 km ONO da Nanaimo (pop: 84,900) --> Vedi sismi vicini
516 km ONO da North Cowichan (Cowichan Valley Regional District) (pop: 32,300) --> Vedi sismi vicini
518 km ONO da Duncan (Cowichan Valley Regional District) (pop: 22,200) --> Vedi sismi vicini
551 km NO da Langford (Capital) (pop: 22,500) --> Vedi sismi vicini
3968 km ONO da Ottawa (pop: 812,100) --> Vedi sismi vicini
359 km ONO da Vancouver Island (pop: 748,900) --> Vedi sismi vicini
148 km SO da Reginald Island --> Vedi sismi vicini
Fonte dati primaria: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Stima dell'energia sismica liberata: 4.5 x 1013 joules (12.4 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 10676 tons of TNT or 0.7 atomic bombs!) More info
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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MagnitudineProfonditàUbicazioneFonte
M 5.99.9 km163km SW of Bella Bella, CanadaUSGS
M 6.010 km QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS REGIONEMSC
M 5.910 kmQueen Charlotte Islands RegionGFZ
M 5.910 kmSW of Bella Bella, CanadaGeoAu
M 5.910 km213 km WSW of Bella Bella,BC.NRCAN

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Aftershocks of the 5.9 quake North Pacific Ocean, 282 km northwest of Vernon, Regional District of Mount Waddington, British Columbia, Canada, Tuesday, September 03, 2013 15:23:12

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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (62 quakes):
  • 26 Oct 2013 03:24 UTC
    | M 3.5 |
    10 km (6.2 mi) depth
    |
    49 km (30 mi) distance
    | NRCAN | Details
  • 24 Oct 2013 22:11 UTC
    | M 2.6 |
    10 km (6.2 mi) depth
    |
    38 km (23 mi) distance
    | NRCAN | Details
  • 24 Oct 2013 04:35 UTC
    | M 3.1 |
    10 km (6.2 mi) depth
    |
    37 km (23 mi) distance
    | NRCAN | Details
  • 23 Oct 2013 20:47 UTC
    | M 3.0 |
    10 km (6.2 mi) depth
    |
    50 km (31 mi) distance
    | NRCAN | Details
  • 17 Oct 2013 02:34 UTC
    | M 2.7 |
    10 km (6.2 mi) depth
    |
    38 km (24 mi) distance
    | NRCAN | Details
  • 16 Oct 2013 05:53 UTC
    | M 2.9 |
    10 km (6.2 mi) depth
    |
    42 km (26 mi) distance
    | NRCAN | Details
  • 15 Oct 2013 22:35 UTC
    | M 2.8 |
    10 km (6.2 mi) depth
    |
    34 km (21 mi) distance
    | NRCAN | Details
  • 15 Oct 2013 22:35 UTC
    | M 2.1 |
    10 km (6.2 mi) depth
    |
    22 km (14 mi) distance
    | NRCAN | Details
  • 14 Oct 2013 12:18 UTC
    | M 2.6 |
    10 km (6.2 mi) depth
    |
    48 km (30 mi) distance
    | NRCAN | Details
  • 14 Oct 2013 09:04 UTC
    | M 2.6 |
    10 km (6.2 mi) depth
    |
    28 km (17 mi) distance
    | NRCAN | Details
  • 10 Oct 2013 21:30 UTC
    | M 2.9 |
    10 km (6.2 mi) depth
    |
    31 km (19 mi) distance
    | NRCAN | Details
  • 10 Oct 2013 19:44 UTC
    | M 3.0 |
    10 km (6.2 mi) depth
    |
    45 km (28 mi) distance
    | NRCAN | Details
  • 09 Oct 2013 13:40 UTC
    | M 2.8 |
    10 km (6.2 mi) depth
    |
    39 km (25 mi) distance
    | NRCAN | Details
  • 04 Oct 2013 13:30 UTC
    | M 3.2 |
    10 km (6.2 mi) depth
    |
    40 km (25 mi) distance
    | NRCAN | Details
  • 25 Sep 2013 00:38 UTC
    | M 3.1 |
    10 km (6.2 mi) depth
    |
    36 km (22 mi) distance
    | NRCAN | Details
  • 23 Sep 2013 18:27 UTC
    | M 3.3 |
    10 km (6.2 mi) depth
    |
    35 km (22 mi) distance
    | NRCAN | Details
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Moderate mag. 5.9 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 282 km northwest of Vernon, Regional District of Mount Waddington, British Columbia, Canada, on Tuesday, September 03, 2013 15:23:12
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