Magnitude 5.2 Mn Areas affected Canada
United States Casualties 1 fatality Location Canada | Depth approx. 22 km (14 mi) Aftershocks 17 Date 5 November 1997 | |
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Similar 1925 Charlevoix–Kamouraska earthquake, 1988 Saguenay earthquake, 1663 Charlevoix earthquake, 1732 Montreal earthquake, 1946 Vancouver Island ear | ||
The 1997 Cap-Rouge earthquake was a magnitude 5.2 earthquake that struck southern Quebec, Canada on November 5, 1997, at 9:34 PM EST. It was felt in southern Quebec, eastern Ontario, and parts of New England, United States. A total of 17 aftershocks were recorded. USGS reported that there was one death from a heart attack at the time of the earthquake.
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