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Old 01-09-2008, 03:03 PM   #1 (permalink)
 
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Exclamation 6.6 EARTHQUAKE - SW Canada -01/09/08

Just getting early reports of a significant earthquake in SW Canada... if ANY CFS members in Washington State USA or British Columbia Canada have any first hand reports, please share with us...

As of this writing, USGS does not have details posted on their main site. Anyone seeing any updates, please post the URL's in this thread. Thank You.
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From USGS website:

Earthquake Details

Magnitude 6.2 Date-Time
  • Wednesday, January 09, 2008 at 14:40:01 UTC
  • Wednesday, January 09, 2008 at 06:40:01 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones Location 51.701°N, 131.096°W Depth 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program Region QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS REGION Distances
  • 275 km (171 miles) WNW (296°) from Port Hardy, BC, Canada
  • 294 km (183 miles) S (191°) from Prince Rupert, BC, Canada
  • 382 km (238 miles) S (175°) from Metlakatla, AK
  • 624 km (388 miles) WNW (299°) from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
And it's been busy:

4.1 2008/01/06 03:33:02 51.758 -130.741 10.0 QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS REGION
5.0
2008/01/06 00:20:33 51.457 -131.201 10.0 QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS REGION
5.0
2008/01/05 12:00:20 51.550 -130.795 10.0 QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS REGION
6.4
2008/01/05 11:44:48 51.162 -130.557 10.0 QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS REGION
6.6
2008/01/05 11:01:05 51.276 -130.750 10.0 QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS REGION
5.6
2008/01/05 10:39:15 51.396 -130.252 10.0 QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS REGION
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Dusty? You alright?
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I live on the south end of the Kitsap Peninsula...I did not feel a thing. I'll ask a few friends who live further north...
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No one I spoke with felt anything...and it's not being reported by the local media.
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Dusty? You alright?

Hey Whirlwind..... I live in the east. but thanks for your concern.

Pastor Gary.... I have a friend who lives on Vancouver Island who says it was not significant and a very small quake. People did feel it in there houses but there was no damage.
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