Past earthquakes in or near Canada: May 17, 2021 - list, stats and map

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On Monday, May 17th, 2021, Canada has had 15 quakes of magnitudes up to 3.9:

1 quake above magnitude 3
3 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
11 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.

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Strongest: Mag. 3.9 Earthquake 9.9 km N of Repentigny, Lanaudiere, Quebec, Canada -

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Past earthquakes in or near Canada: May 17, 2021 - list, stats and map
Date and Time	Mag Depth	Nearest Volcano	Location	Details
May 17, 2021 07:37 pm (Toronto)	1.0 9 km		Canada: CHARLEVOIX SEISMIC ZONE, QC	Info
May 17, 2021 03:13 pm (Anchorage)	2.1 0 km	112 km (70 mi) to the W	105 Km S of McCarthy, Alaska	Info
May 17, 2021 03:54 pm (Los Angeles)	1.7 1.1 km	33 km (21 mi) to the S	28 Km NNW of Winthrop, Washington	Info
May 17, 2021 01:15 pm (GMT -9)	1.5 34 km	46 km (29 mi) to the SW	Canada: 83 Km S of Port Alice, BC	Info
May 17, 2021 04:51 pm (New York)	? n/a	299 km (186 mi) to the E	Near Boston, Massachusetts, USA (unconfirmed) 7 reports	Info
May 17, 2021 11:41 am (GMT -9)	2.7 10 km	145 km (90 mi) to the SW	Canada: 208 Km W of Port Hardy, BC	Info
May 17, 2021 12:13 pm (Los Angeles)	1.4 0.3 km	182 km (113 mi) to the SW	Explosion - 13 Km S of Rainier, Washington	Info
May 17, 2021 10:41 am (Los Angeles)	0.8 1.2 km	247 km (153 mi) to the SW	33 Km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington	Info
May 17, 2021 09:38 am (Juneau)	1.8 1 km	49 km (30 mi) to the W	164 Km SW of Skagway, AK	Info
May 17, 2021 08:27 am (Yakutat)	1.3 6.7 km	15 km (9.3 mi) to the W	60 Km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska	Info
May 17, 2021 09:11 am (Toronto)	1.6 12 km		Canada: CHARLEVOIX SEISMIC ZONE, QC	Info

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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 8 x 10¹⁰ joules (22.3 megawatt hours, equivalent to 19.1 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy

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