Magnitude 4.8 earthquake strikes near Hanceville, Cariboo, British Columbia, Canada
4.8 quake British Columbia, Canada, Dec 17, 2023 03:23 pm (GMT -8)

A shallow magnitude 4.8 earthquake was reported early afternoon near Hanceville, Cariboo, British Columbia, Canada.
According to the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), the quake hit on Sunday, December 17th, 2023, at 3:23 pm local time at a shallow depth of 6.2 miles. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly than deeper ones as they are closer to the surface. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Hanceville (pop. 10,000) located 51 miles from the epicenter.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Dec 17, 2023 03:23 pm (Vancouver time) local time (17 Dec 2023 23:23 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.8
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 51.36°N / 123.82°W (Distretto regionale di Cariboo, Canada)
Primary data source: GFZ
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