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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 .
[4]
The earthquake was triggered by
faults associated with the
Saguenay Graben .
[5]
Aftershocks were felt as far south as Pennsylvania, USA, and as far west as Michigan
See also
References
^
"M 5.9 - 33 km S of Jonquière, Canada" . earthquake.usgs.gov .
United States Geological Survey . Retrieved 21 May 2022 .
^
Natural Resources Canada: The Magnitude 5.9 1988 Saguenay earthquake
^ Haddon, R. A. W. (1992),
"Waveform modeling of strong-motion data for the Saguenay earthquake of 25 November 1988" , Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America , 82 (2): 720–754,
Bibcode :
1992BuSSA..82..720H ,
doi :
10.1785/BSSA0820020720 ,
S2CID
133357231 , archived from
the original on 2007-12-20
^
"Quebec shaken in 1988 earthquake - CBC Archives" . Retrieved 2017-12-25 .
^ Somerville, P. G.; McLaren, J. P.; Saikia, C. K.;
Helmberger, D. V. (1990),
"The 25 November 1988 Saguenay, Quebec, earthquake: Source parameters and the attenuation of strong ground motion" (PDF) , Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America , 80 (5): 1118–1143
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† indicates earthquake resulting in at least 30 deaths ‡ indicates the deadliest earthquake of the year
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