M 4.2 earthquake – British Columbia, Canada
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Local time: Jan 30, 2023 · 12:28 (UTC-7)
LightShallow · 11 km
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- Magnitude
- 4.2moment magnitude (mwr)
- Depth
- 11 kmShallow earthquake
- Epicenter
- 57.153, -122.186129 km from Fort St. John
- Energy released
- 30 tons of TNTless than one Hiroshima bomb
- Felt reports
- —"Did You Feel It?" responses
- Shaking intensity
- —not estimated
- Aftershocks
- 0M2.5+ within 30 km
- Significance
- 271USGS score, 0–1,000+
Not rare around here
An earthquake at least as strong struck within 300 km on Nov 11, 2022.
How strong was it?
Light earthquake. It released 30 tons of TNT, 16 times less than a magnitude 5.0. Bars use the magnitude scale: every step is about 32 times more energy.
The strongest earthquakes within 300 km
Since 1900, around Canada.
- 5.3 44 km NE of Dawson Creek, Canada Apr 14, 2001
- 5.0 14 km NNE of Fort St. John, Canada Dec 26, 1992
- 4.6 116 km NW of Fort St. John, Canada Aug 17, 2015
- 4.5 131 km NW of Fort St. John, Canada Nov 11, 2022
- 4.4 75 km NW of Fort St. John, Canada Jun 11, 2025
- 4.4 138 km S of Fort Nelson, Canada Aug 4, 2014
- 4.3 27 km SSE of Fort St. John, Canada Nov 30, 2018
- 4.3 166 km SW of Fort Nelson, Canada Jun 7, 2012