1732 Montreal earthquake

Earthquake in Canada 1732 Montreal earthquake yes September 16, 1732 September 16, 1732 11:00 a.m. Canada 5.8 blg y ushis4 45.5 N 73.6 W Canada (New France) VIII/IX 1 reported, not enough evidence foundhttp://earthquakescanada.nrcan.gc.ca/historic_eq/15-19th/1732_e.php Natural Resources Canada: The 16 September 1732, Montréal earthquake next to Ontario 2008-10-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20080917095124/http://earthquakescanada.nrcan.gc.ca/historic_eq/15-19th/1732_e.php 2008-09-17 dead The 1732 Montreal earthquake was a 5.8 blg yes magnitude earthquake that struck New France at 11:00 a.m. on September 16, 1732. The shaking associated with this earthquake shook the city of Montreal with significant damage, including destroyed chimneys, cracked walls and 300 damaged houses, as well as 185 buildings destroyed by fire following the earthquake,CBC News Online October 12, 2005 Earthquakes in Canada: Surviving the moderate ones http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/forcesofnature/canada_quake.html https://web.archive.org/web/20130609071019/http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/forcesofnature/canada_quake.html June 9, 2013 representing approximately 30% of the houses in the city at the time.July 2020 A girl was reported killed.10.1139/e81-047 A closer look at the September 16, 1732, Montreal earthquake 1981 Leblanc Gabriel Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 18 3 539–550 1981CaJES..18..539L This was one of the major earthquakes that occurred in the Western Quebec seismic zone.The Western Quebec Seismic Zone See also List of earthquakes in Canada List of historical earthquakes References 1732 Category:1730s earthquakes Category:1732 disasters Category:1730s in Canada Category:18th century in Montreal Category:1732 in New France