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] 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
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References
^ "M 5.9 – 33 km S of Jonquière, Canada" . 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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