A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 30 kilometers (19 miles) from Val-des-Monts in Canada. Exact location of earthquake, -75.46° West, 45.88° North, depth 21.5 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 31/07/17 / 2017-07-31 14:50:34 / July 31, 2017 @ 2:50 pm UTC/GMT. The temblor was detected at 09:50:34 / 9:50 am (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: us2000a5ah. Unique identifier: us2000a5ah. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 21.5 km (13 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Country/countries that might be effected, Canada (c. 33 679 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 55 km (34 miles) from Ottawa (c. 812 100 pop), 49 km (30 miles) from Gatineau (c. 242 100 pop), 39 km (24 miles) from Clarence-Rockland (c. 20 800 pop), 75 km (46 miles) from Mont-Laurier (c. 13 400 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from Hawkesbury (c. 12 300 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Mont-Tremblant, Mont-Laurier, Hawkesbury.
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 one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 30 km NNE of Val-des-Monts, Canada. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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