A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) was reported 16 kilometers (10 miles) from Baie-Saint-Paul in Canada on Saturday. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 13/09/15 / 2015-09-13 00:45:17 / September 13, 2015 @ 12:45 am. The 3.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 20:45:17 / 8:45 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 12.33 km, -70.403° West, 47.573° North. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 12.33 km (8 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: us20003j4c. Event ids that are associated: us20003j4c.
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Rivière-du-Loup, Montmagny, La Malbaie (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 70 km (44 miles) from Rivière-du-Loup (c. 18 600 pop), 67 km (42 miles) from Montmagny (c. 11 700 pop), 21 km (13 miles) from La Malbaie (c. 9 000 pop), 16 km (10 miles) from Baie-Saint-Paul (c. 7 300 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Canada (c. 33 679 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 16 km NNE of Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada.
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