1946 Vancouver Island earthquake
E831844
The 1946 Vancouver Island earthquake was a powerful magnitude 7.3 intraplate earthquake that struck Vancouver Island, British Columbia, causing significant damage and one of the strongest recorded seismic events in Canadian history.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
earthquake
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intraplate earthquake ⓘ |
| affectedArea |
British Columbia mainland
NERFINISHED
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Vancouver Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Washington State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualties | 1 fatality ⓘ |
| caused |
chimney collapses
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ground cracking ⓘ landslides ⓘ structural damage on Vancouver Island ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| damageCost | millions of 1946 Canadian dollars (approximate) ⓘ |
| damaged |
buildings in Courtenay
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buildings in Cumberland ⓘ buildings in Port Alberni ⓘ infrastructure on Vancouver Island ⓘ |
| date | 1946-06-23 ⓘ |
| depth | shallow-focus ⓘ |
| epicenterCountry | Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| epicenterRegion | central Vancouver Island ⓘ |
| feltIn |
Alberta
NERFINISHED
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British Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ Oregon NERFINISHED ⓘ Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ northwestern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAftershocks | yes ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | prompted increased study of intraplate seismic hazards in western Canada ⓘ |
| injuries | multiple injuries ⓘ |
| location |
British Columbia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pacific Northwest NERFINISHED ⓘ Vancouver Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| magnitude | 7.3 ⓘ |
| magnitudeScale | moment magnitude scale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumIntensity | VIII (Severe) ⓘ |
| month | June ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the largest recorded earthquakes in Canadian history
ⓘ
being the largest onshore earthquake instrumentally recorded in Canada at the time ⓘ |
| occurredInTimeZone | PST ⓘ |
| partOf | seismicity of the Pacific Northwest ⓘ |
| plate | North American Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedBy | seismographs worldwide ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | intraplate ⓘ |
| triggered | local tsunamis or seiches in some inlets and lakes ⓘ |
| typeOfFaulting | crustal faulting within the North American Plate ⓘ |
| year | 1946 ⓘ |
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