1988 Saguenay earthquake

Earthquake in Quebec, Canada 1988 Saguenay earthquake 1988-11-25 23:46:04 421305 usp0003p6p 1988 11 25 18:46:04 EST Canada Quebec 5.9 w y 29 km mi 0 on 48.12 N 71.18 W Canada 7M 5.9 – 33 km S of Jonquière, Canada https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usp0003p6p/executive United States Geological Survey 21 May 2022 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.Natural Resources Canada: The Magnitude 5.9 1988 Saguenay earthquakeWaveform modeling of strong-motion data for the Saguenay earthquake of 25 November 1988 http://www.bssaonline.org/cgi/content/abstract/82/2/720 https://web.archive.org/web/20071220214018/http://www.bssaonline.org/cgi/content/abstract/82/2/720 dead 2007-12-20 R. A. W. Haddon 1992 Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America 82 2 720–754 10.1785/BSSA0820020720 1992BuSSA..82..720H 133357231 subscription The earthquake was felt by millions, and damaged some buildings. It could be felt as far as Toronto, Halifax, and Boston.http://www.cbc.ca/archives/entry/earthquakes-and-tsunamis-quebec-shaken Quebec shaken in 1988 earthquake – CBC Archives 2017-12-25 The earthquake was triggered by faults associated with the Saguenay Graben.Somerville P. G. The 25 November 1988 Saguenay, Quebec, earthquake: Source parameters and the attenuation of strong ground motion http://authors.library.caltech.edu/48053/1/1118.full.pdf Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America 80 5 1118–1143 1990 McLaren J. P. Saikia C. K. Helmberger D. V. Donald V. Helmberger Aftershocks were felt as far south as Pennsylvania, USA, and as far west as Michigan. See also List of earthquakes in Canada References External links 421305 Category:1988 in Canada 1988 Category:1988 earthquakes Category:History of Saguenay, Quebec Category:1988 in Quebec Category:Laurentides Wildlife Reserve Category:1988 disasters in Canada