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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.
The last known great earthquake in the northwest was the 1700 Cascadia earthquake, 324 years ago. Geological evidence indicates that great earthquakes (> magnitude 8.0) may have occurred sporadically at least seven times in the last 3,500 years, suggesting a return time of about 500 years.
Today, the Cascadia Subduction Zone remains eerily quiet. In other subduction zones, scientists often observe small earthquakes frequently, which makes the area easier to map, according to ...
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 .
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 ...
Strait of Georgia, British Columbia Split in two by the freighter Admiral Nulton leaving three survivors. [61] 10 1899 Thistle Shipwreck Johnstone Strait, British Columbia [61] 10 2010 Glengarry Hospital Norovirus outbreak Outbreak Victoria, British Columbia 10 1996 Saguenay flood: Flood Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec: 10 1908 Port Hood explosion