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1949 Queen Charlotte Islands Earthquake
22 August 1949 · Queen Charlotte Islands · Canada
On 22 August 1949 at 04:01 UTC, a magnitude 8.1 earthquake struck Canada (Queen Charlotte Islands), at a depth of 25 km. It occurred on the Pacific Plate, 66 km from its boundary with the North American Plate (continental transform fault). It triggered a tsunami. It is the 90th most powerful of the earthquakes recorded since 1900.
- Date
- 22 August 1949
- Time
- 04:01 UTC
- Magnitude
- 8.1
- Depth
- 25 km
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- Pacific Plate
- Country
- Canada
- Nearest Volcano
- Tlevak Strait-Suemez Island (181 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 2013Southeastern · M 7.5
- 20122012 Haida Gwaii Earthquake · M 7.71 deaths
- 1970Queen Charlotte Islands, British Colombia · M 7.5
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth