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The Cascadia subduction zone is a 960 km (600 mi) fault at a convergent plate boundary, about 100–200 km (70–100 mi) off the Pacific coast, that stretches from northern Vancouver Island in Canada to Northern California in the United States
Vancouver Island, British Columbia: 49.335 -129.289 0 0 6.8 IV [1] ... Largest known earthquake north of the Arctic Circle: 1929-11-18: Grand Banks of Newfoundland:
The 1946 Vancouver Island earthquake struck Vancouver Island on the coast of British Columbia, Canada, on June 23 at 10:15 a.m. [1] with a magnitude estimated at 7.0 M s [2] and 7.5 M w. [6] The main shock epicenter occurred in the Forbidden Plateau area northwest of Courtenay .
For decades, scientists have warned about the potential of the Cascadia Subduction Zone, a megathrust fault that runs offshore along the coast from northern Vancouver Island to Cape Mendocino ...
The earthquake experts warn will hit Vancouver Island and the surrounding area in coming decades could leave the region even more FUBAR than expected.
A 5.6 magnitude tremor registered early Sunday, but no tsunami warning issued.
Vancouver, BC West Coast 8 [13] 1946 June 23: Vancouver Island earthquake: Earthquake Vancouver Island, BC West Coast 2 1946 September 18: 1946 SABENA DC-4 crash: Aircrash near Gander, Newfoundland: Atlantic Canada 27 1949 September 9: Canadian Pacific Air Lines Flight 108: Aircrash/Bombing near Sault-au-Cochon, Quebec: Central Canada 23 1949 ...
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