M4.6 earthquake 295 km WSW of Norman Wells, Canada
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 295 km WSW of Norman Wells, Canada on Tue, May 5, 1987, 5:44 PM GMT-9 (02:44 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.
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The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-05-06 02:44:46 UTC
- Depth
- 18.0 km (11.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 64.730° N, 132.960° W
- Region
- Canada
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
None recorded.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00034rt. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:36 PM UTC.