vancouver island hit by 5.7 temblor-bug out bags at the ready..........

[nicholas fowler]

Magnitude 5.7 - VANCOUVER ISLAND, CANADA REGION

2012 February 04 20:05:32 UTC

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Magnitude	5.7 (Preliminary magnitude — update expected within 15 minutes)
Date-Time	Saturday, February 04, 2012 at 20:05:32 UTC Saturday, February 04, 2012 at 12:05:32 PM at epicenter
Location	48.932°N, 127.766°W
Depth	12 km (7.5 miles) set by location program
Region	VANCOUVER ISLAND, CANADA REGION
Distances	196 km (122 miles) S (186°) from Port Hardy, BC, Canada 218 km (135 miles) WSW (238°) from Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada 240 km (149 miles) WNW (286°) from Neah Bay, WA 325 km (202 miles) W (280°) from Saanich, British Columbia, Canada 340 km (211 miles) W (265°) from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Location Uncertainty	Error estimate not available
Parameters	NST= 73, Nph= 73, Dmin=114.8 km, Rmss=0.96 sec, Gp=173°, M-type="moment" magnitude from initial P wave (tsuboi method) (Mi/Mwp), Version=1
Source	West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center/NOAA/NWS
Event ID	at00lyvx58