Moderate earthquake below Tofino, Vancouver Island, Canada
Last update: January 8, 2015 at 2:59 am by By
Update 02:34 UTC : Based on the tectonic image below and the preliminary data, we believe that this is a sunduction earthquake triggered by the subducting Juan de Fuca plate beneath the North American plate (as most of the Western Canada earthquakes are). A depth of 30 km confirms this theory. The Focal Mechanism, once published, may confirm this theory
Update 02:26 UTC : Based on the current preliminary data is is still unsure whether this earthquake may be able to generate slight damage. We have currently depths of 33 km (no damage) and 5 km (slight damage possible)
18km (11mi) E of Tofino, Canada
62km (39mi) W of Port Alberni, Canada
74km (46mi) SW of Courtenay, Canada
98km (61mi) SSW of Campbell River, Canada
186km (116mi) WNW of Victoria, Canada
190 km W of Vancouver, Canada / pop: 1,837,969 / local time: 18:02:56.5 2015-01-07
13 km E of Tofino, Canada / pop: 1,655 / local time: 18:02:56.5 2015-01-07
Most important Earthquake Data:
Magnitude : 4.8
Local Time (conversion only below land) : 2015-01-07 18:02:53
GMT/UTC Time : 2015-01-08 02:02:53
from: http://earthquake-report.com/2015/01/08/moderate-earthquake-tofino-canada-on-january-8-2015/