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1988-11-25: M=5.9 - 33 km SW of La Baie, QC - felt

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Earthquake Information

Friday November 25, 1988
Local Time: 18:46:04 EST
Magnitude: 5.9 Mw
Latitude: 48.12 North
Longitude: 71.18 West
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1988-11-25
23:46:04 UT
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33 KM S OF JONQUIERE, QUE. SAGUENAY REGION, QUEBEC MAIN SHOCK MAG(EDR) 5.8 MS (15 OBS) MAG(EDR) 5.9 MB (67 OBS) MAG(GSC) 6.5 MN (8 OBS) MAG(PGC) 6.1 MS NEAR CHICOUTIMI, QUEBEC. FORESHOCK ON 23 NOV 09:11:28 UT, MN 4.6. FELT WIDELY IN EASTERN CANADA AND THE NORTHEASTERN UNITED STATES. FELT TO INTENSITY VII IN THE EPICENTRAL REGION, IV-V WITHIN 500 KM AND III TO APPROXIMATELY 1000 KM. FELT AS FAR WEST AS THUNDER BAY, NORTH TO JAMES BAY, EAST TO GOOSE BAY, LABRADOR, AND SOUTH TO WASHINGTON, D.C. MODERATE ARCHITECTURAL DAMAGE (FALLEN CHIMNEYS, CRACKED PLASTER) IN THE SAGUENAY QUEBEC CITY, MONTMAGNY, MONTREAL AND CHARLEVOIX REGIONS. ISOLATED LAND AND ROCK SLIDES REPORTED.

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