Earthquake · reviewed by a seismologist
M 1.7ml
6 km SSW of Melocheville, Canada
Yes. A magnitude 1.7 earthquake was recorded 6 km SSW of Melocheville, Canada, at 8:24 pm EST on 9 February 2026 (01:24 UTC), 9.0 km deep.
- When
- Magnitude
- M 1.7 (ml)
- Depth
- 9.0 km below the surface
- Felt
- no reports yet
- Nearest
- Clinton County, 61 km SSE
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
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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 9 km (6 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 11 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 2.7 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 1,400,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 1,000,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 89× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 1.7 about 11 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 45.2692, -73.9781. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton County, NY | 61 km (38 mi) | SSE | earthquakes near Clinton County |
| Grand Isle County, VT | 74 km (46 mi) | SE | earthquakes near Grand Isle County |
| Franklin County, NY | 79 km (49 mi) | SSW | earthquakes near Franklin County |
| Franklin County, VT | 96 km (59 mi) | ESE | earthquakes near Franklin County |
| Chittenden County, VT | 115 km (71 mi) | SE | earthquakes near Chittenden County |
| St. Lawrence County, NY | 122 km (76 mi) | SW | earthquakes near St. Lawrence County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
1 earthquake has 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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