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The former Montreal East City Hall suffered severe damage to the masonry cladding. Note that the structure is founded on 17 metres of clay and had suffered from excessive settlements prior to the earthquake. References. Drysdale, J. and Cajka, M., 1989. Intensity Report of the November 25, 1988 Saguenay, Quebec Earthquake. GSC Open File Report ...
ABSTRACT. On Friday November 25, 1988 the largest earthquake in eastern North America in 53 years occurred 35 km south of Chicoutimi, Québec and 75 km north of the Charlevoix-Kamouraska earthquake zone. This earthquake, referred to as the Saguenay earthquake, was located in a relatively aseismic region, had a calculated magnitude of 5.9 mb, 6. ...
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The Saguenay earthquake of 25 November 1988 occurred close to the southern margin of the Saguenay Graben in southern Quebec. It was caused by almost purely dip-slip faulting centered at a depth of 26 km with a P axis oriented northeast-southwest. This faulting mechanism is similar to those of the larger historical earthquakes in eastern North ...
- Paul G. Somerville, James P. McLaren, Chandan K. Saikia, Donald V. Helmberger
- 1990
The November 25, 1988, magnitude 5.9 (Mw) Saguenay earthquake was the largest event to take place in Eastern North America since the M 6.2 Temiscaming earthquake of 1935. Its epicenter was located in the Laurentide Fauna Reserve of Quebec, about 35 km to the south of the city of Chicoutimi (now a
DAMAGE DUE TO THE 25 NOVEMBER 1988 SAGUENAY. QUEBEC. CANADA EARTHQUAKE An earthquake of magnitude 6.0 occurred in the saguenay region of the province of Quebec on Friday 25 November 1988 at 18:46 Eastern Standard Time. Despite its size, no loss of life was directly attributed to the earthquake and no majorr
"The most significant earthquake in over fifty years in eastern North America took place on November 25, 1988. The event was centered north of Quebec City in the Province of Quebec, Canada. The purpose of this open file report is to present the strong motion data recorded from this event by the Eastern Canada Strong Motion Seismograph Network ...
Nov 25, 1988 · The Canadian government said the earthquake, measuring between 6.2 and 6.4 on the Richter scale and centered north of Quebec City, was the most powerful temblor to strike the region in more than ...
