1988 Saguenay earthquake

UTC time| 1988-11-25 23:46:04
ISC event| 421305
USGS-ANSS| ComCat
Local date| November 25, 1988 (1988-11-25)
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 / 48.12; -71.18
Areas affected| Canada
Max. intensity| VII (Very strong)[1]

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

## See also[edit]

* List of earthquakes in Canada

## References[edit]

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

## External links[edit]

* The International Seismological Centre has a bibliography and/or authoritative data for this event.

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← 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

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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

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