January 11, 1982 Earthquake: Caribou, Haynesville, Presque Isle, Canada, Maine
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck Caribou, Haynesville, Presque Isle, Canada, Maine on January 11, 1982 at 21:41:07 UTC, 7 km below the surface.
Map
Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- January 11, 1982
- Time
- 21:41:07 UTC
- Place
- Caribou, Haynesville, Presque Isle, Canada, Maine
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (Ms)
- Focal depth
- 7 km (4 mi)
- Intensity
- 6 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 46.975° N, 66.659° W
- Country
- Canada
The toll
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 million)
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
Slight damage (VI) at Caribou, Haynesville, Presque Isle and Saint Francis, Maine. Felt in the Maritime provinces and throughout much of New England (reference #1053)
Aftershock of the 09 January 1982 event. (reference #13657)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
More
Significant earthquakes of 1982The 1900sEvery quake the USGS located in 1982Recent earthquakes near hereThis day in weather history
Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 8832.