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1999-03-16: M=5.1 near Sainte-Anne-des-Monts, QC
Earthquake Information
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Tuesday March 16, 1999
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Local Time:
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07:50:48 EST
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Magnitude:
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5.1 MN
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Latitude:
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49.61 North
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Longitude:
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66.32 West
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UT Date
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1999-03-16
12:50:48 UT
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65 km S from SEPT-ILES, QUE. Felt.
LOWER ST. LAWRENCE SEISMIC ZONE, QUE.
Felt on North Shore: Baie-Comeau, Port-Cartier, Sept-Iles, Baie-Trinite,
Riviere-au-Tonnerre.
Felt on South Shore: Pointe-au-Père, Cap-Chat, Ste-Anne-des-Monts, Matane,
St-René, Murdochville, Gaspé, Causapscal, Gros Morne.
In Gros Morne glass fell (V), and doors on rails vibrated.
Also felt in La Martre, and by several people near Bathurst, N.B.
Not felt on Anticosti Island.
Felt by someone in Quebec, QUE.
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