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M2.0 Earthquake near 11 km SW of Essex, ON, felt/11 km SO de Essex, ON, ressenti (Canada)

UTC time: 2026-01-01 16:19:40 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On January 1, 2026 at 16:19 UTC, a magnitude M2.0 earthquake occurred near 11 km SW of Essex, ON, felt/11 km SO de Essex, ON, ressenti (Canada). With a focal depth of about 0 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

Details

ID
2d2feffccf95f2a5a114c2e76b08c1a3c01f3444
Magnitude
M2.0
Depth
0.0 km
UTC time
2026-01-01 16:19:40 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Canada
City
Ontario
Source
nrcan_xml
Coordinates
42.01330, -82.98090
Temperature
-7.1°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 0 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 0 km
Shallow
0 km
0 km — shallower than the regional average (5.7 km)
Regional average: 5.7 km
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Windsor International AirportCanada · YQG · CYQG
    29.2 kmStraight-line distance
  • Pelee Island AirportCanada · CYPT
    36.5 kmStraight-line distance
  • Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County AirportUnited States · DTW · KDTW
    38.0 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

Nuclear power plants

  • Fermi nuclear power plantUnited StatesOperating at dataset date · Permanently shut downReactor units at site: 2
    23.5 kmStraight-line distance
  • Davis Besse nuclear power plantUnited StatesOperating at dataset dateReactor units at site: 1
    47.1 kmStraight-line distance

Source: Global Energy Monitor · Global Nuclear Power Tracker · Dataset date: 2026-08

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Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 656 Catalogue entries

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