1935 Timiskaming earthquake
UTC time | 1935-11-01 06:03:37 |
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ISC event | 904623 |
USGS-ANSS | ComCat |
Local date | November 1, 1935 |
Local time | 1:03 a.m. ET |
Magnitude | 6.1 Mw |
Depth | 10 km (6.2 mi) |
Epicenter | 46°47′N 79°04′W / 46.78°N 79.07°W[1] |
Areas affected | Canada |
Max. intensity | MMI VII (Very strong) |
The 1935 Temiskamingue earthquake occurred on November 1 with a
Earthquake
The earthquake was a result of movement on a moderately dipping thrust fault, interpreted to represent reactivation of one of the extensional faults associated with the Timiskaming Graben.[2] It had an epicentre approximately 10 km (6.2 mi) northeast of Témiscaming, Quebec. It occurred at 1:03 a.m. ET, the earthquake was felt over a wide swath of North America, extending west to Fort William (now Thunder Bay), east to Fredericton, New Brunswick, north to James Bay and south as far as Kentucky and West Virginia. Occasional aftershocks were reported for several months.
Damage
Although the most significant damage connected to the earthquake was to
Other events
The 2000 Kipawa earthquake on January 1, with a magnitude of 5.2, had its epicentre at Lake Kipawa, very near the epicentre of the 1935 quake.
See also
References
- Bibcode:1936JRASC..30..113H
- S2CID 128482582.
- ^ Hodgson, Ernest A. (1937) "Progress Report on the Research Connected with the Timiskaming Earthquake of November 1, 1935" Earthquake Notes 8: p. 76
Sources
- Adams, J.; Vonk, A. (2009), The November 1, 1935, M 6.2 Timiskaming earthquake, its aftershocks, and subsequent seismicity, Open File 6207, doi:10.4095/247644