Significant Canadian earthquakes 1600-2017 / M. Lamontagne, S. Halchuk, J.F. Cassidy, and G.C. Rogers.: M183-2/8285E-PDF

"This Open File provides the most up-to-date information on the significant earthquakes of Canada for the period 1600 to 2017 inclusively. In addition to slight adjustments to a previously published Open File (Lamontagne et al., 2007), the current Report adds some significant earthquakes that occurred between 2007 and 2017 inclusively. In light of ongoing research, a number of updates were also included, together with the justifications for the changes. When available, maps based on macroseismic surveys or Did-You-Feel-It reports were also joined. As in the previous Open File Report, earthquakes are considered significant if their magnitude, estimated from felt reports or scaled from records, exceeded 6.0 on the Richter scale or if they had been felt by many Canadians at Modified Intensity VI or stronger. A total of 172 events were selected for the period 1600-2017. The information is provided in a Microsoft Excel sheet that provides for each event: the source information (Origin Time, Latitude, Longitude, Depth, Region, Magnitude); the impact (associated landslide(s), tsunami, damage to buildings, deaths, Maximum Modified Mercalli Intensity in Canada); a description of the event; the source of information and web links for additional information in English and French"--Abstract, page 3.

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