Magnitude 6.6 - QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS REGION
2009 November 17 15:30:46 UTC
Earthquake Details
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| Magnitude | 6.6 |
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| Location | 52.151°N, 131.378°W |
| Depth | 11.6 km (7.2 miles) |
| Region | QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS REGION |
| Distances | 215 km (135 miles) SSE of Masset, British Columbia, Canada 225 km (140 miles) W of Bella Bella, British Columbia, Canada 665 km (415 miles) WNW of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 705 km (440 miles) NW of VICTORIA, British Columbia, Canada |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 5.5 km (3.4 miles); depth +/- 10.5 km (6.5 miles) |
| Parameters | NST=282, Nph=282, Dmin=387.6 km, Rmss=1.11 sec, Gp= 43°, M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=U |
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| Event ID | us2009pcaq |
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Earthquake Summary
Felt Reports
Felt throughout the Queen Charlotte Islands. Felt (III) at Kitimat and (II) at Prince Rupert, Smithers and Terrace. Also felt at Abbotsford, Burns Lake, Campbell River, Courtenay, Duncan, Port Hardy, Prince George, Vancouver and Vanderhoof. Felt at Chugiak, Hyder, Ketchikan, Metlakatla and Petersburg, Alaska; Lewiston, Idaho; Brookings and Oregon City, Oregon; Bellingham, Maple Valley and Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.
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Scientific & Technical Information
Additional Information
- Preliminary Earthquake Report
- U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center:
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver
