Canada earthquakes in 1980
12 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Canada in 1980. The largest: M6.8 212 km SW of Port McNeill, Canada, Dec 17, 1980.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1980 was located in Canada. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1980
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 4.6259 km SW of Tofino, Canada · 15 km deep
- 4.8257 km SW of Tofino, Canada · 15 km deep
- 4.6163 km SW of Port McNeill, Canada · 10 km deep
- 4.6189 km WSW of Port McNeill, Canada · 10 km deep
- 6.8212 km SW of Port McNeill, Canada · 10 km deep
- 5.3212 km W of Port McNeill, Canada · 10 km deep
- 4.559 km SSE of Haines Junction, Canada · 33 km deep
- 5.0119 km WSW of Vernon, Canada · 10 km deep
- 4.9121 km SW of Vernon, Canada · 10 km deep
- 4.5122 km SW of Vernon, Canada · 10 km deep
- 4.943 km SW of Campbell River, Canada · 44 km deep
- 4.8219 km S of Fort McPherson, Canada · 18 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1980 | 0 | ||
| February 1980 | 1 | 4.8 | 219 km S of Fort McPherson, Canada |
| March 1980 | 1 | 4.9 | 43 km SW of Campbell River, Canada |
| April 1980 | 2 | 4.9 | 121 km SW of Vernon, Canada |
| May 1980 | 1 | 5.0 | 119 km WSW of Vernon, Canada |
| June 1980 | 0 | ||
| July 1980 | 1 | 4.5 | 59 km SSE of Haines Junction, Canada |
| August 1980 | 0 | ||
| September 1980 | 0 | ||
| October 1980 | 1 | 5.3 | 212 km W of Port McNeill, Canada |
| November 1980 | 0 | ||
| December 1980 | 5 | 6.8 | 212 km SW of Port McNeill, Canada |
What this means
The catalog is only as complete as the instruments of the time. Worldwide coverage of magnitude 5 and up dates from the 1960s, and of 4.5 from the 1990s; earlier years hold the large quakes and the ones near a station, so a low count in an early year means fewer instruments, not a quiet earth.
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Sources
Earthquakes, magnitudes, depths, shaking estimates and felt reports from the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program, read from its live feeds and its catalog back to 1900. Tsunami messages from NOAA’s tsunami warning centers.