An earthquake of magnitude 4.6 occurred in the morning on Thursday, June 18th, 2026, at 10:21 am local time near Baie-Comeau, Côte-Nord, Quebec, Canada, as reported by the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ).According to preliminary data, the quake was located at a shallow depth of 6.2 miles. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly than deeper ones as they are closer to the surface. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.A second report was later issued by the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake, which listed it as a magnitude 4.6 earthquake as well.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter. Weak shaking might have been felt in Chute-aux-Outardes (pop. 2,000) located 19 miles from the epicenter, Mont-Joli (pop. 6,600) 19 miles away, Betsiamites (pop. 2,400) 19 miles away, Hauterive (pop. 11,500) 23 miles away, Saint-Ulric (pop. 1,600) 25 miles away, Baie-Comeau (pop. 21,500) 25 miles away, Rimouski (pop. 42,200) 31 miles away, and Matane (pop. 14,800) 33 miles away.VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you’re in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.Earthquake data: Date & time: Jun 18, 2026 02:21 pm (Universal Time) local time (18 Jun 2026 14:21 GMT)Magnitude: 4.6Depth: 10.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 48.86°N / 68.24°W (Quebec, Canada)Primary data source: GFZ