Magnitude 4.9 - ST. LAWRENCE VALLEY REG., QUEBEC, CANADA
2005 March 06 06:17:49 UTC
Earthquake Details
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| Magnitude | 4.9 |
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| Location | 47.750°N, 69.730°W |
| Depth | 13.3 km (8.3 miles) set by location program |
| Region | ST. LAWRENCE VALLEY REG., QUEBEC, CANADA |
| Distances | 15 km (10 miles) WSW of Riviere-du-Loup, Quebec, Canada 90 km (55 miles) NNW of Dickey, Maine 155 km (95 miles) NE of QUEBEC, Quebec, Canada 390 km (240 miles) NE of Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Location Uncertainty | Error estimate not available |
| Parameters | NST=178, Nph=178, Dmin=5.6 km, Rmss=0 sec, Gp= 29°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=Q |
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| Event ID | usvhan |
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Felt (VI) at Riviere-du-Loup. Felt widely in the St. Lawrence, Saguenay and Ottawa Valleys from Baie- Comeau and Matane to Montreal and Ottawa. Also felt in the Eastern Townships and in New Brunswick. Felt (IV) at Ashland, Fort Kent, Millinocket, Saint Francis and Van Buren, Maine and (II-III) in many parts of Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont and northeastern New York.
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