Magnitude 5.9 VANCOUVER ISLAND, CANADA REGION
Thursday, August 28, 2008 at 12:37:34 UTC
Preliminary Earthquake Report
| Magnitude | 5.9 |
|---|---|
| Date-Time |
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones |
| Location | 50.18N 129.60W |
| Depth | 10 kilometers |
| Region | VANCOUVER ISLAND, CANADA REGION |
| Distances |
165 km (105 miles) WSW of Port Hardy, British Columbia, Canada 240 km (150 miles) SSW of Bella Bella, British Columbia, Canada 480 km (295 miles) WNW of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 495 km (305 miles) WNW of VICTORIA, British Columbia, Canada |
| Location Uncertainty | Error estimate: horizontal +/- 3.9 km; depth fixed by location program |
| Parameters | Nst=263, Nph=263, Dmin=448.9 km, Rmss=0.86 sec, Erho=3.9 km, Erzz=0 km, Gp=72.9 degrees |
| Source | USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) |
| Remarks | Felt at Vancouver. |
| Event ID | uswgb9 |
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