Earthquake · reviewed by a seismologist
M 2.2ml
southern Quebec, Canada
Yes. A magnitude 2.2 earthquake was recorded in southern Quebec, Canada, at 4:59 am EST on 7 January 2023 (09:59 UTC), 10.0 km deep. 68 people have reported feeling it to USGS.
- When
- Magnitude
- M 2.2 (ml)
- Depth
- 10.0 km below the surface
- Felt
- 68 reports · strongest reported intensity IV
- Nearest
- Clinton County, 84 km SSE
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 1342 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 31 km (19 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 45.4805, -73.9775. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton County, NY | 84 km (52 mi) | SSE | earthquakes near Clinton County |
| Grand Isle County, VT | 92 km (57 mi) | SE | earthquakes near Grand Isle County |
| Franklin County, NY | 102 km (63 mi) | SSW | earthquakes near Franklin County |
| Franklin County, VT | 109 km (67 mi) | SE | earthquakes near Franklin County |
| Chittenden County, VT | 134 km (83 mi) | SSE | earthquakes near Chittenden County |
| St. Lawrence County, NY | 140 km (87 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
14 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 1.6 8 km SSW of Saint-Édouard, Canada
- 1.7 6 km SSW of Melocheville, Canada
- 1.8 13 km SE of Hawkesbury, Canada
- 2.0 5 km NW of Terrebonne, Canada
- 1.6 6 km SW of Rigaud, Canada
- 1.9 8 km ESE of Sainte-Martine, Canada
- 1.8 10 km NNW of Brownsburg-Chatham, Canada
- 2.8 11 km SSW of Sainte-Martine, Canada
- 1.8 0 km S of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, Canada
- 1.8 6 km WNW of Huntingdon, Canada
- 2.1 8 km WNW of Huntingdon, Canada
- 3.1 6 km WNW of Huntingdon, Canada
- 2.7 1 km N of Charlemagne, Canada
- 1.9 4 km NNE of Huntingdon, Canada
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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