A minor earthquake magnitude 3.6 (ml/mb) strikes 14 kilometers (9 miles) from Rivière-Rouge in Canada on Wednesday. Global time and date of event 19/03/25 / 2025-03-19 15:57:21 / March 19, 2025 @ 3:57 pm UTC/GMT. The 3.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 15:57:21 / 3:57 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000pzsu. Id of event: us6000pzsu. Exact location of event, longitude -75.0595 West, latitude 46.4322 North, depth = 10 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles).
Close country/countries, Canada (c. 33 679 000 pop) (That might be effected). Event epicenter was 36 km (22 miles) from Mont-Laurier (c. 13 400 pop), 44 km (27 miles) from Mont-Tremblant (c. 8 900 pop), 73 km (46 miles) from Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts (c. 5 700 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, Mont-Tremblant, Mont-Laurier.
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 two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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: 14 km W of Rivière-Rouge, Canada.
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