Oldest dated earthquake in Yukon Territory, Canada

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences
• Main Author: Jackson Jr., Lionel E.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: French
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1990
• Subjects: General Earth and Planetary Sciences; Yukon; Canada; Richardson Mountains; Fort Selkirk; Mackenzie mountains
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/e90-084; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/e90-084

A strong earthquake was recorded by Hudson's Bay Company trader–explorer Robert Campbell on December 27, 1850 at Fort Selkirk, Yukon Territory. A search of records from the region failed to find any other record of the earthquake. The duration of shaking and lack of aftershocks at Fort Selkirk...