Small tremor of magnitude 3.3 just reported 23 miles south of Baie-Comeau, Quebec, Canada

An earthquake of magnitude 3.3 occurred only 28 minutes ago 23 miles south of Baie-Comeau, Quebec, Canada, the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake reported.
The quake hit at a shallow depth of 9.9 miles beneath the epicenter near Baie-Comeau, Côte-Nord, Quebec, Canada, in the morning on Friday, July 31st, 2026, at 10:08 am local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Chute-aux-Outardes (pop. 2,000) located 18 miles from the epicenter, Betsiamites (pop. 2,400) 21 miles away, Mont-Joli (pop. 6,600) 21 miles away, Hauterive (pop. 11,500) 21 miles away, Baie-Comeau (pop. 21,500) 23 miles away, and Saint-Ulric (pop. 1,600) 23 miles away. In Matane (pop. 14,800, 31 miles away), and Rimouski (pop. 42,200, 34 miles away), the quake was probably not felt.


Earthquake data:
Date & time: Jul 31, 2026 02:08 pm (Universal Time) local time (31 Jul 2026 14:08 GMT)
Magnitude: 3.1
Depth: 16.00 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 48.89°N / 68.19°W (Cote-Nord, Quebec, Canada)
Primary data source: RaspberryShake
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