Earthquakes

4.8 Mw – VANCOUVER ISLAND, CANADA REGION

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude 4.8 Mw
Date-Time
  • 4 Feb 2012 20:08:57 UTC
  • 4 Feb 2012 12:08:57 near epicenter
  • 4 Feb 2012 12:08:57 standard time in your timezone
Location 48.919N 127.618W
Depth 13 km
Distances
  • 196 km (122 miles) S (183 degrees) of Port Hardy, BC, Canada
  • 210 km (130 miles) SW (236 degrees) of Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada
  • 229 km (142 miles) WNW (287 degrees) of Neah Bay, WA
  • 314 km (195 miles) W (280 degrees) of Saanich, British Columbia, Canada
  • 329 km (204 miles) W (265 degrees) of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 18.8 km; Vertical 7.3 km
Parameters Nph = 51; Dmin = 93.5 km; Rmss = 1.45 seconds; Gp = 144°
M-type = Mw; Version = 7
Event ID US b0007x1g

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