This map shows the approximate location of Thursday’s earthquake, approximately 203 kilometres from Pond Inlet. It was recorded at 11:55 a.m. EDT. (Illustration courtesy of Natural Resources Canada)
A nearly 5.0-magnitude earthquake struck Baffin Bay on Thursday about 200 kilometres northeast of Pond Inlet, says Michal Kolaj, an Ottawa-based seismologist with the Department of Natural Resources.
There was a celebration Saturday after whalers from Pangnirtung harvested a 14-metre bowhead near Kekerten Island. More than 20 people participated in the hunt, said Mark Kilabuk, office manager with the Pangnirtung Hunters and Trappers Organization. The hunters were still butchering the whale on Kekerten Island Monday afternoon. The meat will be shared with surrounding communities, Kilabuk said. (Photo courtesy of Laura Nauyuq)