Minor mag. 1.6 earthquake - 12 km north of Ste. Anne de la Pocatière, Bas-Saint-Laurent, Quebec, Canada, on Sunday, 28 February 2021 at 10:21 (GMT) -
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Séisme mineur magnitude 1.6 at 15 km depth
Date & time: 28 Feb 2021 10:21:06 UTC -
Magnitude: 1.6
Profondeur: 15.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 47.4773°N / 70.0327°W
(Bas-Saint-Laurent, Quebec, Canada)Nearby towns and cities:
10 km NO de Saint-Pacôme (pop: 1,090) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
12 km N de La Pocatière (pop: 4,580) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
18 km OSO de Saint-Pascal (pop: 3,490) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
22 km SSE de La Malbaie (Charlevoix-Est) (pop: 8,960) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
34 km NNE de St-Jean-Port-Joli (pop: 3,300) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
35 km E de Baie-Saint-Paul (Charlevoix) (pop: 7,290) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
53 km SO de Rivière-du-Loup (pop: 18,600) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
115 km NE de Lévis (pop: 126,400) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
116 km NE de Québec (pop: 528,600) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
491 km ENE de Ottawa (Ontario) (pop: 812,100) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
Primary data source: NRCAN (Department of Natural Resources Canada)
Estimated released energy: 1.6 x 107 joules (4.4 kilowatt hours) Plus d'infos
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| Magnitude | Profondeur | Lieu | Source |
| 1.6 | 15 km | CHARLEVOIX SEISMIC ZONE, QC, Canada | NRCAN |
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381.8 km S of epicenter [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) : Woke me up to shaking. Dog started barking in her sleep.
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