General
Event Time
- 2012-10-28 18:54:16 UTC
- 2012-10-28 09:54:16 UTC-09:00 at epicenter
- 2012-10-28 14:54:16 UTC-05:00 system time
Location
52.480°N 132.793°W depth=20.0km (12.4mi)
Nearby Cities
- 177km (110mi) SSW of Masset, Canada
- 262km (163mi) SW of Prince Rupert, Canada
- 358km (222mi) SW of Terrace, Canada
- 593km (368mi) WNW of Campbell River, Canada
- 656km (408mi) S of Juneau, Alaska
No injuries or major damage reported in tsunami-ready British Columbia, Hawaii
CBC News
Last Updated: Oct 28, 2012 3:43 PM PT
...Erin Wilson, who lives in Skidegate, B.C., was speaking to the CBC News as the tremor shook.
"It's non-stop," she said. "You hear things creaking and cracking and you hear — oh, another one right now. It's pretty scary."
More than 30 aftershocks have hit the area after a magnitude-7.7 earthquake struck Saturday evening, and several of the aftershocks measured at least 4 in magnitude.
The initial quake triggered tsunami warnings from the Washington border to Vancouver Island and as far away as Hawaii. But the warnings were cancelled early Sunday, several hours after they were issued.
Saturday's quake struck at 8:04 p.m. PT and was also centered off Haida Gwaii, formerly the Queen Charlotte Islands. Some residents reported feeling the quake as far away as Edmonton and Yukon...
USGS
