List of earthquakes in Canada
This is a list of earthquakes in Canada.
List
[edit]| Date | Place | Lat | Lon | Deaths | Injuries | Mag. | MMI | Comments | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-06 | Yukon/Alaska | 60.359 | -139.546 | 7.0 | VIII | [1] | |||
| 2025-02-21 | Squamish-Lillooet, BC | 49.693 | -123.545 | 4.8 | VI | Widely felt across BC. | [2] | ||
| 2017-05-01 | Stikine Region, BC | 59.83 | −136.70 | 6.3 | VIII | Minor damage / Doublet earthquake | [3] | ||
| 2017-05-01 | Stikine Region, BC | 59.82 | −136.71 | 6.2 | VII | [4] | |||
| 2017-01-08 | Nunavut | 74.39 | −92.42 | 6.0 | VII | [5] | |||
| 2014-07-17 | Yukon | 60.35 | −140.33 | 6.0 | VI | [6] | |||
| 2014-04-24 | West of Vancouver Island | 49.64 | −127.73 | 6.5 | VI | [7] | |||
| 2013-01-05 | Near Craig, Alaska | 55.23 | −134.86 | 7.5 | VI | First supershear earthquake observed in an oceanic plate boundary | |||
| 2012-10-27 | Haida Gwaii | 52.77 | −131.93 | 1[8] | 7.8 | V | Non-destructive tsunami | [9] | |
| 2010-06-23 | Central Canada | 45.9 | −75.5 | 5.0 Mw | VI | ||||
| 2009-11-17 | Queen Charlotte Islands, BC | 51.82 | −131.78 | 6.5-6.6 Mw | V | [10][11][12] | |||
| 2009-07-07 | Baffin Bay | 75.35 | −72.45 | 6.1 | [13] | ||||
| 2008-01-05 | Queen Charlotte Islands, BC | 51.07 | −131.06 | 6.5 Mw | Doublet (6.4 Mw shock 40 minutes later) | [10] | |||
| 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 | [10] | ||||
| 2004-07-19 | Vancouver Island | 49.62 | −126.97 | 6.4 | VI | [14] | |||
| 2001-04-14 | Alberta | 56.08 | −119.81 | 5.3 | VII | Slight damage | [15] | ||
| 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, NT | 62.22 | −124.24 | 6.9 Mw | The strongest of a sequence of major earthquakes | ||||
| 1979-02-28 | Southern Yukon–Alaska Border | 60.59 | −141.47 | 7.2 Mw | [16] | ||||
| 1970-06-24 | Queen Charlotte Islands, BC | 51.77 | −130.76 | 7.4 Mw | [16] | ||||
| 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[note 1] | 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 | [16] | ||||
| 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 | [17] | |||
| 1899-09-04 | Yukon–Alaska border | 60.00 | -140.00 | 8.2–8.5 Ms | Part of a complex and not well understood sequence | [16][17] | |||
| 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 | [18] | |||
| 1860-10-17 | Charlevoix, QC | 47.5 | −70.1 | 6.0 | [16] | ||||
| 1791-12-06 | Charlevoix | 47.4 | −70.5 | 6.0 | [16] | ||||
| 1732-09-16 | Montreal, QC | 45.5 | −73.6 | 0–1 | 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 | ||||
| The inclusion criteria for adding events are based on WikiProject Earthquakes' notability essay that was developed for stand alone articles. The principles described are also applicable to lists. In summary, only damaging, injurious, or deadly events should be recorded. | |||||||||
Abbreviations used:
- Mw Moment magnitude scale
- ML Richter scale
- Ms Surface-wave magnitude scale
- Mn Nuttli magnitude scale—a version of the Richter scale specifically for use in eastern North America[19]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ In 1929, Newfoundland was a Dominion of the British Empire, and had not yet joined Canadian Confederation.
- ↑ ANSS. "M 7.0 - 2025 Hubbard Glacier Earthquake 2025". Comprehensive Catalog. U.S. Geological Survey.
- ↑ "M 4.8 - 28 km W of Squamish, Canada". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2025-09-10.
- ↑ "M 6.3 – 88 km WNW of Skagway, Alaska". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2017-12-25.
- ↑ "M 6.2 – 88 km WNW of Skagway, Alaska". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2017-12-25.
- ↑ "M 6.0 – 79 km ESE of Resolute, Canada". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2017-12-25.
- ↑ "M 6.0 – 90 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2017-12-25.
- ↑ "M 6.5 – 120 km S of Port Hardy, Canada". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2017-12-25.
- ↑ "Tsunami Event: HAIDA GWAII, CANADA". NGDC.
- ↑ "M 7.8 – Haida Gwaii, Canada". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2018-01-02.
- 1 2 3 "Search results for earthquakes M>3.4, 1990–2011". Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 8 November 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Earthquake Details (2009-11-17)". www.earthquakescanada.nrcan.gc.ca. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
- ↑ ANSS. "M 6.6 - 254 km SSW of Prince Rupert, Canada". Comprehensive Catalog. U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
- ↑ "M 6.1 – Baffin Bay". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2017-12-25.
- ↑ "M 6.4 – Vancouver Island, Canada region". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2017-12-25.
- ↑ "M 5.3 – 44 km NE of Dawson Creek, Canada". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2022-05-08.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Important Canadian Earthquakes". Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
- 1 2 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". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ↑ "Frequently Asked Questions about Earthquakes (FAQ)". Natural Resources Canada. 12 August 2011. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
- Steven Halchuk. "Recent Earthquakes in/near Canada". Natural Resources Canada. Archived from the original on 24 October 2018. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
- "Earthquakes Canada". Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
Further reading
[edit]- Gouin, P. (1994), "About the First Earthquake Reported in Canadian History", Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 84 (2): 478–483, doi:10.1785/BSSA0840020478
- Ojo, Adebayo Oluwaseun; Kao, Honn; Jiang, Yan; Craymer, Michael; Henton, Joseph (2021). "Strain Accumulation and Release Rate in Canada: Implications for Long‐Term Crustal Deformation and Earthquake Hazards". Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth. 126 (4). doi:10.1029/2020JB020529. ISSN 2169-9313.
External links
[edit]- Natural Resources Canada Earthquakes Canada
- Earthquakes Canada Recent earthquakes Archived 2012-08-19 at the Wayback Machine
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