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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 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 ...
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
Shipwreck. British Columbia. 268 ( Canadians ) 1985. Air India Flight 182. Terrorism. Atlantic Ocean near the coast of Ireland. flight out of Montréal–Mirabel International Airport, bomb exploded off the coast of Ireland. 268 out of 329 total fatalities were Canadian. 265.
Canada's only confirmed F5 tornado occurred in Elie, Manitoba on June 22, 2007. This is a list of notable tornadoes, tornado outbreaks, and tornado outbreak sequences that have occurred in Canada in the 21st century (2001 through 2100). Due to increasing detection, particularly in the US and southern Canada, numbers of counted tornadoes have ...
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 2000 Kipawa earthquake (or 2000 Kipawa "Millennium" earthquake [1]) struck Quebec and Ontario, Canada with a moment magnitude of 5.2 at 6:22 a.m. on January 1. [2] It occurred in the Western Quebec Seismic Zone. The main shock epicenter was located in Lake Kipawa about 10 km (6 mi) north of Témiscaming in southwestern Quebec and 70 km (43 ...
July 16, 2024 at 5:15 PM. TORONTO (AP) — A major highway, several thoroughfares and a key transit hub were flooded in Canada's largest city on Tuesday after torrential rain hit Toronto, while ...