M2.9 earthquake 30 km S of Jonquière, Canada
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 30 km S of Jonquière, Canada on Fri, Nov 25, 1988, 11:54 PM EST (04:54 UTC), 25 km (15 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 39 km SSE of Saguenay, Canada. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.9 (mb_Lg, Lg-wave body), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1988-11-26 04:54:20 UTC
- Depth
- 24.8 km (15.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 48.143° N, 71.279° W
- Region
- Canada
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.634 km S of Saguenay, Canada · 13825 days ago · 34 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.528 km S of Saguenay, Canada · 13825 days ago · 27 km deep · 19 km away
- 3.939 km SSE of Saguenay, Canada · 13770 days ago · 30 km deep · 25 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003p72. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:04 AM UTC.