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Magnitude 4.9 - ST. LAWRENCE VALLEY REG., QUEBEC, CANADA - usvhan

2005 March 6 06:17:49 UTC

A light earthquake occurred at 06:17:49 (UTC) on Sunday, March 6, 2005. The magnitude 4.9 event has been located in ST. LAWRENCE VALLEY REG., QUEBEC, CANADA. (This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.)

Earthquake Details

Magnitude 4.9
Date-Time
  • Sunday, March 6, 2005 at 06:17:49 (UTC)
    = Coordinated Universal Time
  • Sunday, March 6, 2005 at 1:17:49 AM
    = local time at epicenter
    • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    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
  • 102 km (63 miles) WNW (303°) from Fort Kent, ME
  • 106 km (66 miles) SE (126°) from La Baie, Québec, Canada
  • 114 km (71 miles) WNW (293°) from Madawaska, ME
  • 153 km (95 miles) NE (47°) from Québec, Québec, Canada
    		•
    Location Uncertainty Error estimate not available
    Parameters Nst=178, Nph=178, Dmin=5.6 km, Rmss=0 sec, Gp= 29°,
    M-type=body magnitude (Mb), Version=Q
    Source Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
    Event ID usvhan
    • Preliminary Earthquake Report
    • U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
      World Data Center for Seismology, Denver

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