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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 2012-10-30 Haida Gwaii: 52.37 -131.90 0 0 6.2 Aftershock of 7.8 earthquake 2012-10-28 Haida Gwaii 52.67 -132.60 0 0 6.3 V Aftershock of 7.8 earthquake
The 2010 Central Canada earthquake occurred with a moment magnitude of 5.0 in Central Canada on 23 June at about 13:41:41 EDT and lasted about 30 seconds. [3] [4] The epicentre was situated approximately 56 kilometres (35 mi) north of Ottawa, Ontario, [5] in the municipality of Val-des-Bois, Quebec. [6] Canada's capital, Ottawa, declared this ...
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.
The 1988 Saguenay earthquake struck Quebec, Canada with a moment magnitude of 5.9 on November 25. It is one of the largest recorded earthquakes in eastern Canada and eastern North America during the 20th century. [2] [3] The earthquake was felt by millions, and damaged some buildings. It could be felt as far as Toronto, Halifax, and Boston.
The CN Tower ( French: Tour CN) is a 553.3 m-high (1,815.3 ft) concrete communications and observation tower in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. [3] [8] Completed in 1976, it is located in downtown Toronto, built on the former Railway Lands. Its name "CN" referred to Canadian National, the railway company that built the tower.
Earthquakes in 2008 resulted in about 88,011 fatalities. The 2008 Sichuan earthquake was the deadliest with 87,587 fatalities, and also the largest at 7.9 on the moment magnitude scale . Other significant earthquakes struck Pakistan, Kyrgyzstan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Russia, Japan, Colombia, and other parts of China.
October 10–11, 1804: The 1804 Snow hurricane unusually blanketed parts of Canada with snow after striking New England. August 23, 1863: A Category 1 hurricane hit Nova Scotia just before losing tropical characteristics. September 23–24, 1866: A hurricane hit Newfoundland after weakening from a Category 2 hurricane.
NEW JERSEY - Parts of NJ were rattled by a 2.2 magnitude earthquake on Wednesday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.. Was there an earthquake in NJ today. The USGS says the ...