Earthquake · reviewed by a seismologist
M 2.2ml
6 km SSE of Weedon Centre, Canada
Yes. A magnitude 2.2 earthquake was recorded 6 km SSE of Weedon Centre, Canada, at 7:08 am EDT on 20 August 2020 (11:08 UTC), 5.0 km deep.
- When
- Magnitude
- M 2.2 (ml)
- Depth
- 5.0 km below the surface
- Felt
- no reports yet
- Nearest
- Essex County, 106 km SSW
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 2203 days ago
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This was a minor earthquake. Quakes this small are rarely felt and do not cause damage.
At this magnitude and depth, people at rest would likely notice it out to about 32 km (20 mi) from the epicentre. Estimated from magnitude, depth and distance with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses; felt reports, where there are any, are the measurement.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 60 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 3.2 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 250,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 180,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 16× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 2.2 about 60 lb of TNT
Energy from the Gutenberg–Richter relation (log10E = 1.5M + 4.8), rounded to two figures; bar length is magnitude, which is already a logarithm of energy. Magnitudes of past earthquakes from the USGS catalogue.
Where
Epicentre 45.6538, -71.4234. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essex County, VT | 106 km (66 mi) | SSW | earthquakes near Essex County |
| Franklin County, ME | 109 km (68 mi) | SE | earthquakes near Franklin County |
| Coos County, NH | 112 km (69 mi) | S | earthquakes near Coos County |
| Orleans County, VT | 112 km (70 mi) | SW | earthquakes near Orleans County |
| Somerset County, ME | 115 km (72 mi) | E | earthquakes near Somerset County |
| Franklin County, VT | 146 km (91 mi) | SW | earthquakes near Franklin County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
2 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
Counted from the QuakeIndex database, which ingests the USGS feed every 30 seconds · as of . QuakeIndex does not forecast aftershocks. When USGS issues an operational aftershock forecast it appears on the USGS event page.
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