1988 Saguenay earthquake

1988 Saguenay earthquake
UTC time	1988-11-25 23:46:04
ISC event	421305
USGS-ANSS	ComCat
Local date	November 25, 1988
Local time	18:46:04 EST
Magnitude	5.9 Mw
Depth	29 km (18 mi)
Epicenter	48°07′N 71°11′W / 48.12°N 71.18°W
Areas affected	Canada
Max. intensity	VII (Very strong)

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 in Pennsylvania, USA, and as far west in Michigan

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^ "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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[USGS-1] "M 5.9 - 33 km S of Jonquière, Canada". earthquake.usgs.gov. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 May 2022.

[2] Natural Resources Canada: The Magnitude 5.9 1988 Saguenay earthquake

[3] 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

[4] "Quebec shaken in 1988 earthquake - CBC Archives". Retrieved 2017-12-25.

[5] 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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v t e Earthquakes in Canada
Historical	1663 Charlevoix 1700 Cascadia 1732 Montreal 1870 Charlevoix 1872 North Cascades
20th Century	1918 Vancouver Island 1925 Charlevoix–Kamouraska 1929 Grand Banks 1933 Baffin Bay 1935 Timiskaming 1944 Cornwall–Massena 1946 Vancouver Island 1949 Queen Charlotte Islands 1985 Nahanni 1988 Saguenay 1989 Ungava
21st Century	2000 Kipawa 2001 Nisqually 2007–2008 Nazko 2010 Central Canada 2012 Haida Gwaii 2013 Craig

v t e ← Earthquakes in 1988 →
Tennant Creek (6.2-6.6, Jan 22) Sagaing (7.3, Aug 6) Nepal (6.8, Aug 21) † Lancang–Gengma (7.7 & 6.4, Nov 6) † Saguenay (5.9, Nov 25) Armenia (6.8, Dec 7) † ‡ Mindoro (6.2, June 19)
† indicates earthquake resulting in at least 30 deaths ‡ indicates the deadliest earthquake of the year

1988 Saguenay earthquake

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