Prince George earthquake

2022 - 9 - 21

Minor earthquake felt in Prince George, B.C. | CBC News (CBC.ca)

Seismic auto detectors initially set the magnitude at 4.1, but Earthquakes Canada officially measured it at magnitude 3.4 minutes later. The agency says the ...

Today’s felt earthquake (M3.4) near #PrinceGeorge is a relatively rare event. The largest known earthquake (M5.4) in this area was in 1986https://t.co/kYtWpRcekw pic.twitter.com/35WLXyIYmx— "My first impression was I thought that someone had smashed into our building," she said. https://t.co/OybMWkB0uS
During the past 30 years only ~25 #earthquakes have occurred within 100 km of this location. He said there have been 25 earthquakes within 100 kilometres of the city in the past 30 years, the largest being a magnitude 5.4 quake that occurred in March 1986. PT

Update: Earthquake felt in Prince George : My Prince George Now (MY PG NOW)

That's from Earthquakes Canada Seismologist, Taimi Mulder after a magnitude 3.4 quake 32 kilometres southwest of Prince George occurred just after 3 pm today ( ...

It’s not unreasonable to have an earthquake of this magnitude but they are few and far between – probably once a decade.” “There have been earthquakes of that magnitude in the past. In general, there is not too much worry for residents of Prince George,” added Mulder. Dr.

Update: Prince George hit by 3.4 magnitude earthquake (Prince George Citizen)

Under the Richter Scale, a 3.4 magnitude quake is classed as a minor earthquake - one which is often felt by people, but rarely causes any damage. Livestreamed ...

Ever 10 to 20 years there tends to be a somewhat larger earthquake in the Prince George area, she added. John at 2:53 a.m and a 1.9 magnitude quake was reported 53 km west of Queen Charlotte Village at 1:39 a.m. A 3.2 magnitude quake was reported 130 km northwest of Fort St. The collision is essentially "crumpling the edge of North America," she explained. A map, produced by Earthquakes Canada, shows the quake happened in the area of Baldy Hughes. Livestreamed data from an Earthquakes Canada seismic monitoring station in Fort St.

Magnitude-3.4 earthquake near Prince George rattles the city (KamloopsBCNow)

Earthquakes Canada has confirmed the tremor and published its initial report on the rare event. It was officially listed as magnitude-3.4, originally estimated ...

“Earthquake in Prince George,” said one Twitter user. [#earthquakes]have occurred within 100 km of this location. The largest known earthquake (M5.4) in this area was in 1986 [https://t.co/kYtWpRcekw] [pic.twitter.com/35WLXyIYmx] [September 21, 2022] The agency said it was a magnitude-3.4 earthquake that rattled BC's Northern Capital at 3:07 pm. Cassidy noted that the largest known earthquake in the area was a magnitude-5.4 tremor in 1986. 21 @ 4:15 pm) - The epicentre of the earthquake that rattled Prince George this afternoon was 32 kilometres southwest of BC's Northern Capital.

Minor earthquake strikes near Prince George, B.C. (Globalnews.ca)

A minor earthquake struck near Prince George B.C. Wednesday afternoon with reports it was widely felt across the city. Some people say on social media it ...