Earthquake Details

Peace River, Canada 5.3m Earthquake, Tuesday Nov. 29 2022, 5:55:56 PM

Peace River, Canada Earthquake

The USGS has reported a 5.3 magnitude earthquake has struck 46 km ESE of Peace River, Canada on Nov. 29 2022, 5:55:56 PM, at a depth of 10 km. There were no significant injuries or damage reported at this point, Friendly Forecast will update this report as events unfold.

Fore and Aftershocks

There has been other seismic activity around the 5.3 Peace River, Canada earthquake. Below you will find the fore and after shocks associated with it.

Quake Type	Magnitude	Location	Time	Date
Foreshock	4.9	45 km E of Peace River, Canada	4:45:07 PM	Nov. 29 2022
Foreshock	4.6	44 km E of Peace River, Canada	4:51:00 PM	Nov. 29 2022
Aftershock	4.3	Alberta, Canada	6:24:20 PM	Nov. 29 2022
Aftershock	4	40 km ESE of Peace River, Canada	6:40:29 PM	Nov. 29 2022
Aftershock	4.5	42 km ESE of Peace River, Canada	7:55:39 PM	Nov. 29 2022

Did you feel it?

280 others have felt the Peace River, Canada earthquake and have since reported it. See below for the response locations and intensities.

Community Internet Intensity Map

Responses	Location	Shaking	Distance
1	Bloomington, IN 47408	NO	2940 km
1	Pocatello, ID 83202	WEAK	1492 km
1	Coupeville, WA 98239	WEAK	977 km
2	Athabasca, Athabasca, Alberta, Canada	WEAK	261 km
1	Barrhead, Barrhead, Alberta, Canada	LIGHT	263 km
6	Beaumont, Beaumont, Alberta, Canada	LIGHT	370 km
2	Bonnyville, Bonnyville, Alberta, Canada	WEAK	424 km
2	Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada	LIGHT	590 km
1	Calmar, Calmar, Alberta, Canada	LIGHT	368 km
2	Devon, Devon, Alberta, Canada	LIGHT	358 km
52	Edmonton, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada	LIGHT	345 km
5	Edson, Edson, Alberta, Canada	LIGHT	284 km
10	Fairview, Fairview, Alberta, Canada	LIGHT	114 km
9	Falher, Falher, Alberta, Canada	LIGHT	60 km
2	Fox Creek, Fox Creek, Alberta, Canada	LIGHT	194 km
1	Gibbons, Gibbons, Alberta, Canada	LIGHT	329 km
10	Grande Prairie, Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada	LIGHT	176 km
8	Grimshaw, Grimshaw, Alberta, Canada	LIGHT	65 km
4	High Level, High Level, Alberta, Canada	LIGHT	267 km
10	High Prairie, High Prairie, Alberta, Canada	LIGHT	79 km
2	Lac la Biche, Lac la Biche, Alberta, Canada	LIGHT	328 km
2	Leduc, Leduc, Alberta, Canada	WEAK	374 km
3	Manning, Manning, Alberta, Canada	LIGHT	109 km
2	Mayerthorpe, Mayerthorpe, Alberta, Canada	LIGHT	260 km
1	Morinville, Morinville, Alberta, Canada	LIGHT	320 km
18	Peace River, Peace River, Alberta, Canada	LIGHT	46 km
4	Sexsmith, Sexsmith, Alberta, Canada	LIGHT	164 km
10	Slave Lake, Slave Lake, Alberta, Canada	LIGHT	147 km
6	Spirit River, Spirit River, Alberta, Canada	LIGHT	147 km
4	Spruce Grove, Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada	LIGHT	336 km
3	Stony Plain, Stony Plain, Alberta, Canada	LIGHT	333 km
1	Sundre, Sundre, Alberta, Canada	LIGHT	498 km
2	Swan Hills, Swan Hills, Alberta, Canada	LIGHT	174 km
1	Tofield, Tofield, Alberta, Canada	LIGHT	397 km
5	Valleyview, Valleyview, Alberta, Canada	LIGHT	127 km
2	Wembley, Wembley, Alberta, Canada	WEAK	196 km
3	Westlock, Westlock, Alberta, Canada	WEAK	280 km
3	Wetaskiwin, Wetaskiwin, Alberta, Canada	LIGHT	408 km
5	Whitecourt, Whitecourt, Alberta, Canada	LIGHT	230 km
43	Wood Buffalo, Wood Buffalo, Alberta, Canada	LIGHT	323 km
1	Chetwynd, Chetwynd, British Columbia, Canada	WEAK	319 km
4	Dawson Creek, Dawson Creek, British Columbia, Canada	LIGHT	233 km
4	Fort Saint John, Fort Saint John, British Columbia, Canada	WEAK	266 km
1	Kelowna, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada	WEAK	721 km
1	Tumbler Ridge, Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, Canada	LIGHT	301 km
1	Vancouver, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada	LIGHT	882 km

Did you feel the 5.3 Peace River, Canada earthquake? If you felt the quake you can report it here to the USGS.

Other Imagery and Data

GEO Community Internet Intensity Map

Intensity vs Distance Plot

Responses vs Time Plot

Macroseismic Intensity Map

Peak Ground Acceleration Map

Peak Ground Velocity Map

0.3 Second Peak Spectral Acceleration Map

1 Second Peak Spectral Acceleration Map

3 Second Peak Spectral Acceleration Map

Rocky Mountain Outlook

Largest recorded Alberta earthquake probably natural scientist says RMOToday.com...

December 01 2022
Rebecca Salvage of the University of Calgary says the 5.6magnitude quake that rattled windows and shook homes near Peace River in northwest Alberta was likely too deep to have been caused any other way. Energy extraction processes such as fracking have contributed to earthquakes in other parts of..... Read More.

Lacombe Express

Rural Alberta rocked by magnitude 5.8 earthquake other tremors no injuries Lacombe...

November 30 2022
If you felt the Earth move in parts of Alberta on Tuesday you were not alone... Read More.

CTV Edmonton

Alberta earthquake probably natural scientist CTV News...

November 30 2022
The largest earthquake ever recorded in Alberta which rattled homes and nerves Tuesday was probably due to natural causes says a geologist... Read More.

AM 980 Radio Station

Earthquakes hit northern Alberta Tuesday evening Globalnews.ca...

November 30 2022
Late Tuesday afternoon an earthquake hit just east of Peace River and another struck near Grande Cache. Effects were felt throughout the region...... Read More.

CBC Edmonton

2 significant earthquakes reported in northern Alberta CBC News...

November 30 2022
Potentially two of the largest earthquakes ever recorded in Alberta were reported in northern Alberta Tuesday... Read More.

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