Magnitude 6.6 - QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS REGION

2009 November 17 15:30:46 UTC

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Magnitude	6.6
Date-Time	Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at 15:30:46 UTC Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at 07:30:46 AM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	52.151°N, 131.378°W
Depth	11.6 km (7.2 miles)
Region	QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS REGION
Distances	250 km (155 miles) SSW (197°) from Prince Rupert, BC, Canada 315 km (195 miles) WNW (303°) from Port Hardy, BC, Canada 331 km (206 miles) S (178°) from Metlakatla, AK 662 km (411 miles) WNW (302°) from Vancouver, 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
Source	USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	us2009pcaq

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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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