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1946 Canada Earthquake
23 June 1946 · Canada
On 23 June 1946 at 17:13 UTC, a magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Canada. It occurred on the North American Plate, 211 km from its boundary with the Juan de Fuca Plate (subduction zone). It killed at least 1 person.
- Date
- 23 June 1946
- Time
- 17:13 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.3
- Deaths
- 1
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami (9.0 m wave)
- Plate
- North American Plate
- Country
- Canada
- Nearest Volcano
- Mount Cayley volcanic field (120 km)
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth