5.8 magnitude quake shakes Nunavut's High Arctic
Earthquake originally measured at magnitude 6.4 by U.S. Geological Survey
Nunavut's High Arctic was shaken by a 5.8 magnitude earthquake on Sunday, according to Earthquakes Canada.
The quake struck at 5:47 CT, at a depth of about 19 kilometres. Earthquakes Canada said it did not expect there to be any damages.
The U.S. Geological Survey, which originally measured the earthquake at magnitude 6.4, reported that it was centred about 89 kilometres southeast of Resolute.
To all my friends in Grise / Resolute Bay Area hope you are OK and nothing too important was damaged. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Nunavut?src=hash">#Nunavut</a>
—@ImADataGuy5.8 Magnitude Earthquake 85 km ESE off Resolute Bay. Screenshot of local FB chatter <a href="https://t.co/E8CNBLP1LS">pic.twitter.com/E8CNBLP1LS</a>
—@TerryAudla5.8 magnitude earthquake near my home town of Resolute Bay just minutes ago. Felt in Grise and Resolute <a href="https://twitter.com/CBCNorth">@CBCNorth</a> <a href="https://t.co/eElqNLDRkY">https://t.co/eElqNLDRkY</a>
—@AllakariallakWith files from Reuters