Reported seismic-like event (likely no quake): Near Markham, Ontario, Canada, Sunday, Mar 19, 2023 at 9:52 am (GMT -4) -

19 Mar 13:54 UTC: First to report: VolcanoDiscovery after 2 minutes.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Mar 19, 2023 13:52:39 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Sunday, Mar 19, 2023 at 9:52 am (GMT -4)
Status	disregarded
Magnitude	unknown (3?)
Depth	10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	43.65323°N / 79.38318°W (Ontario, Canada)
Antipode	43.653°S / 100.617°E
Shaking intensity	Not felt
Felt	1 report
Primary data source	VolcanoDiscovery (User-reported shaking)
Nearest volcano	###NEARESTVOLCANO2###
Nearby towns and cities	6 km (4 mi) SSE of Toronto (pop: 2,600,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 25 km (15 mi) S of Richmond Hill (pop: 185,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 26 km (16 mi) SSW of Markham (pop: 261,600) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 34 km (21 mi) SW of Pickering (pop: 87,800) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 39 km (24 mi) S of Aurora (pop: 55,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 43 km (27 mi) S of Ballantrae (pop: 3,220) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 45 km (28 mi) S of Newmarket (pop: 74,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 352 km (218 mi) WSW of Ottawa (pop: 812,100) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Overcast Clouds -4.1°C (25 F), humidity: 67%, wind: 1 m/s (2 kts) from ENE
Estimated seismic energy released	2 x 10⁹ joules (554 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.477 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Seismic station: Erie, Pennsylvania, USA (ERPA/US network) | Distance from quake: 178 km / 110 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Erie, Pennsylvania, USA: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Bandpass filter applied: 0.5-10.0 Hz. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

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winnipeg (0 km SW of epicenter) [Map] / Strong shaking (MMI VI) : sitting on a chair and my desk is moving

Belleville / not felt

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