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List of earthquakes in Canada

February 16, 2024

This is a list of earthquakes in Canada.

List edit

Date Place Lat Lon Deaths Injuries Mag. MMI Comments
2018-10-22 Vancouver Island, British Columbia 49.335 -129.289 0 0 6.8 IV [1]
2017-05-01 Stikine Region, British Columbia 59.83 -136.70 0 0 6.3 VIII Minor damage / Doublet earthquake [2]
2017-05-01 Stikine Region, British Columbia 59.82 -136.71 0 0 6.2 VII [3]
2017-01-08 Nunavut 74.39 -92.42 0 0 6.0 VII [4]
2015-04-24 South of Haida Gwaii 51.62 -130.77 0 0 6.2 V [5]
2014-07-17 Yukon 60.35 -140.33 0 0 6.0 VI [6]
2014-04-24 West of Vancouver Island 49.64 -127.73 0 0 6.5 VI [7]
2013-09-04 182 km SW of Bella Bella, British Columbia 51.18 -130.23 0 0 6.0 IV [8]
2013-01-05 Near Craig, Alaska 55.23 -134.86 0 0 7.5 VI First supershear earthquake observed in an oceanic plate boundary
2015-04-24 South of Haida Gwaii 51.62 -130.77 0 0 6.2 V
2012-11-08 West of Vancouver Island 49.23 -128.48 0 0 6.1 IV [9]
2012-10-30 Haida Gwaii 52.37 -131.90 0 0 6.2 Aftershock of 7.8 earthquake [10]
2012-10-28 Haida Gwaii 52.67 -132.60 0 0 6.3 V Aftershock of 7.8 earthquake [11]
2012-10-27 Haida Gwaii 52.77 -131.93 1[12] 7.8 V Non-destructive tsunami [13]
2011-09-09 Vancouver Island 49.49 -126.97 6.4 Mw 20–30 second strike-slip intraplate shock [14]
2010-06-23 Central Canada 45.9 -75.5 5.0 Mw VI
2009-11-17 Queen Charlotte Islands, BC 51.82 -131.78 6.5 Mw [15]
2009-07-07 Baffin Bay 75.35 -72.45 0 0 6.1 [16]
2008-01-05 Queen Charlotte Islands, BC 51.07 -131.06 6.5 Mw Doublet (6.4 Mw  shock 40 minutes later) [15]
2007-10-09 The Nazko region 52.88 -124.8 ≤4.0 I Swarm ended June 2008
2004-11-02 Vancouver Island, BC 49.28 -128.77 6.7 Mw [15]
2004-07-19 Vancouver Island 49.62 -126.97 0 0 6.4 VI [17]
2001-04-14 Alberta 56.08 119.81 0 0 5.3 VII Slight damage [18]
2001-02-28 Puget Sound 47.19 -122.66 0–1 400 6.8 Mw VIII One possible related heart attack in Washington.
2000-01-01 Timiskaming 46.84 -78.92 5.2 mN VI
1997-11-05 Quebec City, QC
 46.75 -71.35 1 5.2 mN
1989-12-25 Ungava Region 60.12 -73.6 6.0 Mw IV First shock in eastern North America with surface faulting
1988-11-25 Saguenay 48.12 -71.18 5.9 Mw VII
1985-12-23 The Nahanni region, Northwest Territories 62.22 -124.24 6.9 Mw The strongest of a sequence of major earthquakes
1982-01-09 Miramichi, NB 47.00 -66.60 5.7 Doublet (two days apart) [19]
1979-02-28 Southern Yukon–Alaska Border 60.59 -141.47 7.2 Mw [19]
1970-06-24 Queen Charlotte Islands, BC 51.77 -130.76 7.4 Mw [19]
1958-07-09 Lituya Bay, Alaska 58.6 -137.10 5 7.8 Mw XI Rockfall caused a megatsunami (524 m (1,719 ft) runup)
1949-08-22 Queen Charlotte Islands, BC 53.62 -133.27 8.1 Mw VIII Non-destructive tsunami
1946-06-23 Vancouver Island, BC 49.75 -124.5 2 7.5 Mw VIII
1944-09-05 Cornwall, ON/Massena, NY 44.96 -74.83 5.8 Mw VII
1935-11-01 Timiskaming 46.78 -79.07 6.1 Mw VII
1933-11-20 Baffin Bay 73.12 -70.01 7.4 Mw Largest known earthquake north of the Arctic Circle
1929-11-18 Grand Banks of Newfoundland 44.54 -56.01 27–28 7.2 Mw VIII Underwater slump caused destructive tsunami
1929-05-26 Queen Charlotte Islands, BC 51.51 -130.74 7.0 Mw [19]
1925-03-01 Charlevoix–Kamouraska, QC 47.8 -69.8 6.2 Mw VIII
1918-12-06 Vancouver Island, BC 49.44 -126.22 7.2 Mw VII
1899-09-10 Yukon–Alaska border 60.00 -140.00 8.2-8.4 Ms Part of a complex and not well understood sequence [20]
1899-09-04 Yukon–Alaska border 60.00 -140.00 8.2-8.5 Ms Part of a complex and not well understood sequence [19][20]
1872-12-15 Washington State 47.9 -120.3 6.5–7.0 Mw VIII
1870-10-20 Charlevoix, QC 47.4 -70.5 6 6.5 [21]
1860-10-17 Charlevoix, QC 47.5 -70.1 6.0 [19]
1791-12-06 Charlevoix 47.4 -70.5 6.0 [19]
1732-09-16 Montreal, QC 45.5 -73.6 5.8 Mw VIII–IX
1700-01-26 Pacific Northwest 45.0 -125.0 8.7–9.2 Mw Linked to the destructive "orphan tsunami" in Japan
1663-02-05 Charlevoix–Kamouraska, QC 47.6 -70.1 7.3–7.9 Mw X

Abbreviations used:

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "M 6.8 - 210km SW of Port McNeill, Canada". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2018-10-22.
  2. ^ "M 6.3 - 88km WNW of Skagway, Alaska". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2017-12-25.
  3. ^ "M 6.2 - 88km WNW of Skagway, Alaska". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2017-12-25.
  4. ^ "M 6.0 - 79km ESE of Resolute, Canada". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2017-12-25.
  5. ^ "M 6.2 - 192km WSW of Bella Bella, Canada". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2017-12-25.
  6. ^ "M 6.0 - 90km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2017-12-25.
  7. ^ "M 6.5 - 120km S of Port Hardy, Canada". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2017-12-25.
  8. ^ "M 6.0 - 182km SW of Bella Bella, Canada". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2017-12-25.
  9. ^ "M 6.1 - Vancouver Island, Canada region". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2018-01-02.
  10. ^ "M 6.2 - Haida Gwaii, Canada". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2018-01-02.
  11. ^ "M 6.3 - Haida Gwaii, Canada". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2018-01-02.
  12. ^ "Tsunami Event: HAIDA GWAII, CANADA". NGDC.
  13. ^ "M 7.8 - Haida Gwaii, Canada". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2018-01-02.
  14. ^ Mann, Ted (10 September 2011). . The Atlantic Wire. Archived from the original on 3 November 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
  15. ^ a b c Natural Resources Canada. "Search results for earthquakes M>3.4, 1990-2011". Search the Earthquake Database. Retrieved 8 November 2016.[permanent dead link]
  16. ^ "M 6.1 - Baffin Bay". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2017-12-25.
  17. ^ "M 6.4 - Vancouver Island, Canada region". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2017-12-25.
  18. ^ "M 5.3 - 44 km NE of Dawson Creek, Canada". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2022-05-08.
  19. ^ a b c d e f g Natural Resources Canada. "Important Canadian Earthquakes". Earthquakes Canada. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
  20. ^ a b McCann, William (1980). "Yakataga gap, Alaska: Seismic history and earthquake potential". Science. 207 (4437): 1309–1314. Bibcode:1980Sci...207.1309M. doi:10.1126/science.207.4437.1309. JSTOR 1683431. S2CID 128624810. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  21. ^ "M 6.6 - Near Baie-Saint-Paul, Quebec, Canada". earthquake.usgs.gov. USGS. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  22. ^ Natural Resources Canada (12 August 2011). "Frequently Asked Questions about Earthquakes (FAQ)". Retrieved 3 December 2011.
  23. ^ Canada, Steven Halchuk, Earthquakes Canada, Geological Survey of Canada, Natural Resources. . www.earthquakescanada.nrcan.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 24 October 2018. Retrieved 24 October 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  24. ^ Canada, Government of Canada, Natural Resources Canada, Earthquakes. "Earthquakes Canada". www.earthquakescanada.nrcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 24 October 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

External links edit

  • Natural Resources Canada Earthquakes Canada
  • Earthquakes Canada Recent earthquakes 2012-08-19 at the Wayback Machine

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This is a list of earthquakes in Canada Contents 1 List 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksList editDate Place Lat Lon Deaths Injuries Mag MMI Comments2018 10 22 Vancouver Island British Columbia 49 335 129 289 0 0 6 8 IV 1 2017 05 01 Stikine Region British Columbia 59 83 136 70 0 0 6 3 VIII Minor damage Doublet earthquake 2 2017 05 01 Stikine Region British Columbia 59 82 136 71 0 0 6 2 VII 3 2017 01 08 Nunavut 74 39 92 42 0 0 6 0 VII 4 2015 04 24 South of Haida Gwaii 51 62 130 77 0 0 6 2 V 5 2014 07 17 Yukon 60 35 140 33 0 0 6 0 VI 6 2014 04 24 West of Vancouver Island 49 64 127 73 0 0 6 5 VI 7 2013 09 04 182 km SW of Bella Bella British Columbia 51 18 130 23 0 0 6 0 IV 8 2013 01 05 Near Craig Alaska 55 23 134 86 0 0 7 5 VI First supershear earthquake observed in an oceanic plate boundary2015 04 24 South of Haida Gwaii 51 62 130 77 0 0 6 2 V2012 11 08 West of Vancouver Island 49 23 128 48 0 0 6 1 IV 9 2012 10 30 Haida Gwaii 52 37 131 90 0 0 6 2 Aftershock of 7 8 earthquake 10 2012 10 28 Haida Gwaii 52 67 132 60 0 0 6 3 V Aftershock of 7 8 earthquake 11 2012 10 27 Haida Gwaii 52 77 131 93 1 12 7 8 V Non destructive tsunami 13 2011 09 09 Vancouver Island 49 49 126 97 6 4 Mw 20 30 second strike slip intraplate shock 14 2010 06 23 Central Canada 45 9 75 5 5 0 Mw VI2009 11 17 Queen Charlotte Islands BC 51 82 131 78 6 5 Mw 15 2009 07 07 Baffin Bay 75 35 72 45 0 0 6 1 16 2008 01 05 Queen Charlotte Islands BC 51 07 131 06 6 5 Mw Doublet 6 4 Mw shock 40 minutes later 15 2007 10 09 The Nazko region 52 88 124 8 4 0 I Swarm ended June 20082004 11 02 Vancouver Island BC 49 28 128 77 6 7 Mw 15 2004 07 19 Vancouver Island 49 62 126 97 0 0 6 4 VI 17 2001 04 14 Alberta 56 08 119 81 0 0 5 3 VII Slight damage 18 2001 02 28 Puget Sound 47 19 122 66 0 1 400 6 8 Mw VIII One possible related heart attack in Washington 2000 01 01 Timiskaming 46 84 78 92 5 2 mN VI1997 11 05 Quebec City QC 46 75 71 35 1 5 2 mN1989 12 25 Ungava Region 60 12 73 6 6 0 Mw IV First shock in eastern North America with surface faulting1988 11 25 Saguenay 48 12 71 18 5 9 Mw VII1985 12 23 The Nahanni region Northwest Territories 62 22 124 24 6 9 Mw The strongest of a sequence of major earthquakes1982 01 09 Miramichi NB 47 00 66 60 5 7 Doublet two days apart 19 1979 02 28 Southern Yukon Alaska Border 60 59 141 47 7 2 Mw 19 1970 06 24 Queen Charlotte Islands BC 51 77 130 76 7 4 Mw 19 1958 07 09 Lituya Bay Alaska 58 6 137 10 5 7 8 Mw XI Rockfall caused a megatsunami 524 m 1 719 ft runup 1949 08 22 Queen Charlotte Islands BC 53 62 133 27 8 1 Mw VIII Non destructive tsunami1946 06 23 Vancouver Island BC 49 75 124 5 2 7 5 Mw VIII1944 09 05 Cornwall ON Massena NY 44 96 74 83 5 8 Mw VII1935 11 01 Timiskaming 46 78 79 07 6 1 Mw VII1933 11 20 Baffin Bay 73 12 70 01 7 4 Mw Largest known earthquake north of the Arctic Circle1929 11 18 Grand Banks of Newfoundland 44 54 56 01 27 28 7 2 Mw VIII Underwater slump caused destructive tsunami1929 05 26 Queen Charlotte Islands BC 51 51 130 74 7 0 Mw 19 1925 03 01 Charlevoix Kamouraska QC 47 8 69 8 6 2 Mw VIII1918 12 06 Vancouver Island BC 49 44 126 22 7 2 Mw VII1899 09 10 Yukon Alaska border 60 00 140 00 8 2 8 4 Ms Part of a complex and not well understood sequence 20 1899 09 04 Yukon Alaska border 60 00 140 00 8 2 8 5 Ms Part of a complex and not well understood sequence 19 20 1872 12 15 Washington State 47 9 120 3 6 5 7 0 Mw VIII1870 10 20 Charlevoix QC 47 4 70 5 6 6 5 21 1860 10 17 Charlevoix QC 47 5 70 1 6 0 19 1791 12 06 Charlevoix 47 4 70 5 6 0 19 1732 09 16 Montreal QC 45 5 73 6 5 8 Mw VIII IX1700 01 26 Pacific Northwest 45 0 125 0 8 7 9 2 Mw Linked to the destructive orphan tsunami in Japan1663 02 05 Charlevoix Kamouraska QC 47 6 70 1 7 3 7 9 Mw XAbbreviations used Mw Moment magnitude scale ML Richter magnitude scale Ms Surface wave magnitude scale Mn Nuttli magnitude scale a version of the Richter scale specifically for use in eastern North America 22 See also editHydraulic fracturing in CanadaReferences edit M 6 8 210km SW of Port McNeill Canada earthquake usgs gov Retrieved 2018 10 22 M 6 3 88km WNW of Skagway Alaska earthquake usgs gov Retrieved 2017 12 25 M 6 2 88km WNW of Skagway Alaska earthquake usgs gov Retrieved 2017 12 25 M 6 0 79km ESE of Resolute Canada earthquake usgs gov Retrieved 2017 12 25 M 6 2 192km WSW of Bella Bella Canada earthquake usgs gov Retrieved 2017 12 25 M 6 0 90km NNW of Yakutat Alaska earthquake usgs gov Retrieved 2017 12 25 M 6 5 120km S of Port Hardy Canada earthquake usgs gov Retrieved 2017 12 25 M 6 0 182km SW of Bella Bella Canada earthquake usgs gov Retrieved 2017 12 25 M 6 1 Vancouver Island Canada region earthquake usgs gov Retrieved 2018 01 02 M 6 2 Haida Gwaii Canada earthquake usgs gov Retrieved 2018 01 02 M 6 3 Haida Gwaii Canada earthquake usgs gov Retrieved 2018 01 02 Tsunami Event HAIDA GWAII CANADA NGDC M 7 8 Haida Gwaii Canada earthquake usgs gov Retrieved 2018 01 02 Mann Ted 10 September 2011 Vancouver Looks to New Zealand to Prepare for Quakes The Atlantic Wire Archived from the original on 3 November 2011 Retrieved 18 September 2011 a b c Natural Resources Canada Search results for earthquakes M gt 3 4 1990 2011 Search the Earthquake Database Retrieved 8 November 2016 permanent dead link M 6 1 Baffin Bay earthquake usgs gov Retrieved 2017 12 25 M 6 4 Vancouver Island Canada region earthquake usgs gov Retrieved 2017 12 25 M 5 3 44 km NE of Dawson Creek Canada earthquake usgs gov Retrieved 2022 05 08 a b c d e f g Natural Resources Canada Important Canadian Earthquakes Earthquakes Canada Retrieved 2 December 2011 a b McCann William 1980 Yakataga gap Alaska Seismic history and earthquake potential Science 207 4437 1309 1314 Bibcode 1980Sci 207 1309M doi 10 1126 science 207 4437 1309 JSTOR 1683431 S2CID 128624810 Retrieved 3 July 2022 M 6 6 Near Baie Saint Paul Quebec Canada earthquake usgs gov USGS Retrieved 3 January 2022 Natural Resources Canada 12 August 2011 Frequently Asked Questions about Earthquakes FAQ Retrieved 3 December 2011 Canada 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