Canada earthquakes in 1982
11 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Canada in 1982. The largest: M5.7 Vancouver Island, Canada region, May 15, 1982.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1982 was located in Canada. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1982
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 4.5195 km WSW of Vernon, Canada · 10 km deep
- 4.6264 km WNW of Clyde River, Canada · 33 km deep
- 4.7117 km WSW of Vernon, Canada · 10 km deep
- 4.6265 km NNW of Clyde River, Canada · 10 km deep
- 4.7221 km WNW of Port McNeill, Canada · 10 km deep
- 4.9237 km W of Port McNeill, Canada · 10 km deep
- 5.7Vancouver Island, Canada region · 10 km deep
- 5.083 km W of Miramichi, Canada · 5 km deep
- 4.952 km W of Tofino, Canada · 18 km deep
- 4.6166 km W of Port McNeill, Canada · 10 km deep
- 5.187 km W of Miramichi, Canada · 6 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1982 | 1 | 5.1 | 87 km W of Miramichi, Canada |
| February 1982 | 2 | 4.9 | 52 km W of Tofino, Canada |
| March 1982 | 1 | 5.0 | 83 km W of Miramichi, Canada |
| April 1982 | 0 | ||
| May 1982 | 1 | 5.7 | Vancouver Island, Canada region |
| June 1982 | 1 | 4.9 | 237 km W of Port McNeill, Canada |
| July 1982 | 4 | 4.7 | 117 km WSW of Vernon, Canada |
| August 1982 | 0 | ||
| September 1982 | 1 | 4.5 | 195 km WSW of Vernon, Canada |
| October 1982 | 0 | ||
| November 1982 | 0 | ||
| December 1982 | 0 |
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.