Canadian seismicity and microearthquake research in Canada

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences
• Main Authors: Milne, W. G., Smith, W. E. T., Rogers, G. C.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1970
• Subjects: Newfoundland; Stikine River
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/e70-060; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/e70-060

There have been earthquakes of magnitude M ≥ 7 south of Newfoundland, in the St. Lawrence Valley below Quebec City, in the Queen Charlotte Islands, along the coast of Vancouver Island, and in the Canadian Arctic. Shocks of magnitude 5 ≤ M < 7 and minor seismic activity have occurred in all of the...