4.6 magnitude earthquake shakes Quebec early Sunday morning
Published on Sep. 1, 2024, 1:35 PM
Updated on Sep. 2, 2024, 8:03 PM
The 4.6-magnitude quake was felt in the Sorel-Tracy region early Sunday morning
An earthquake was felt in Quebec on Sunday morning, in the Pierreville region, a few kilometres east of Sorel-Tracy, on the banks of the Saint-François River.
According to Earthquakes Canada, the earthquake measured 4.6 on the Richter scale and occurred at 5:43 a.m. Sunday morning.
The epicentre of the quake was 8 km south of Pierreville, at a depth of 18 km. The tremors were felt as far as Trois-Rivières, Drummondville and Montreal.
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