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This is a list of earthquakes in Canada. List. Date Place Lat Lon Deaths Injuries Mag. MMI Comments 2018-10-22 Vancouver Island, British Columbia: 49.335 -129.289 0 0 ...
Cascadia earthquake: Earthquake: British Columbia: West Coast M w 8.7 – 9.2 megathrust earthquake along the Cascadia subduction zone: 1700: Eruption of Tseax Cone: Volcanic eruption: Tseax Cone, British Columbia: West Coast 2000 One of Canada's worst known geophysical disasters 1711 October 7: HMS Feversham: Shipwreck: Scatarie Island, Colony ...
Pages in category "Earthquakes in British Columbia" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.
There have been almost as many earthquakes as there have been days since two powerful quakes shook up the Midlands in late June. Rumbling continues as early-morning earthquake hits the Columbia ...
The 1946 Vancouver Island earthquake struck Vancouver Island on the coast of British Columbia, Canada, on June 23 at 10:15 a.m. [1] with a magnitude estimated at 7.0 M s [2] and 7.5 M w. [6] The main shock epicenter occurred in the Forbidden Plateau area northwest of Courtenay .
Another earthquake rumbled through the Columbia area as tremors hit overnight. A 2.1 magnitude earthquake was recorded early Sunday morning in the Midlands , according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
The interplate earthquake began in the ocean bottom just off the rugged coast of Graham Island. It ruptured along the Queen Charlotte Fault both northward and southward more than 500 km (311 mi). Shaking was felt throughout British Columbia, parts of Washington, Oregon, Alberta, the Yukon, and Alaska. [5] No deaths were reported in this earthquake.
Tectonic map of Alaska and northwestern Canada showing main faults and historic earthquakes. The Queen Charlotte Fault is an active transform fault that marks the boundary of the North American plate and the Pacific plate. [1] [2] It is Canada's right-lateral strike-slip equivalent to the San Andreas Fault to the south in California. [3]