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

2005 March 06 06:17:49 UTC

Earthquake Details

Magnitude4.9
Date-Time
Location47.750°N, 69.730°W
Depth13.3 km (8.3 miles) set by location program
RegionST. 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 UncertaintyError estimate not available
ParametersNST=178, Nph=178, Dmin=5.6 km, Rmss=0 sec, Gp= 29°,
M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=Q
Source
  • Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Event IDusvhan
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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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