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Vancouver Island Earthquake

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M4.4 – VANCOUVER ISLAND, CANADA REGION

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude 4.4
Date-Time
  • 10 Sep 2014 16:36:42 UTC
  • 10 Sep 2014 07:36:43 near epicenter
  • 10 Sep 2014 08:36:42 standard time in your timezone
Location 50.667N 129.927W
Depth 10 km
Distances
  • 177 km (109 mi) W of Port Hardy, Canada
  • 341 km (211 mi) WNW of Campbell River, Canada
  • 368 km (228 mi) WNW of Courtenay, Canada
  • 394 km (244 mi) WNW of Powell River, Canada
  • 535 km (331 mi) WNW of Victoria, Canada
Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 0.0 km; Vertical 2.0 km
Parameters Nph = 83; Dmin = 211.2 km; Rmss = 1.10 seconds; Gp = 170°
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Event ID us b000sb4f

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