M 4.2 earthquake – Alberta, Canada
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Local time: Mar 16, 2023 · 09:07 (UTC-6)
LightShallow · 10.0 km
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- Magnitude
- 4.2body-wave magnitude (mb)
- Depth
- 10.0 kmShallow earthquake
- Epicenter
- 56.098, -116.630171 km from Grande Prairie
- Energy released
- 30 tons of TNTless than one Hiroshima bomb
- Felt reports
- —"Did You Feel It?" responses
- Shaking intensity
- —not estimated
- Aftershocks
- 0M2.5+ within 30 km
- Significance
- 271USGS score, 0–1,000+
Not rare around here
An earthquake at least as strong struck within 300 km on Mar 16, 2023.
How strong was it?
Light earthquake. It released 30 tons of TNT, 16 times less than a magnitude 5.0. Bars use the magnitude scale: every step is about 32 times more energy.
The strongest earthquakes within 300 km
Since 1900, around Canada.
- 5.3 45 km ESE of Peace River, Canada Nov 30, 2022
- 5.3 44 km NE of Dawson Creek, Canada Apr 14, 2001
- 5.0 49 km ESE of Valleyview, Canada Mar 8, 1970
- 5.0 14 km NNE of Fort St. John, Canada Dec 26, 1992
- 4.8 44 km ESE of Peace River, Canada Nov 29, 2022
- 4.7 68 km NE of Grande Cache, Canada Feb 20, 2025
- 4.7 44 km ESE of Peace River, Canada Mar 16, 2023
- 4.6 Alberta, Canada Mar 16, 2023
In the week before
Earthquakes within 30 km in the 7 days before this one: possible foreshocks.