M6.0 earthquake - 269 km WNW of Port McNeill, Canada

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 269 km WNW of Port McNeill, Canada on 3 Aug 1993, 07:19 UTC at a depth of 10 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.