Canada earthquakes in 1985
19 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Canada in 1985. The largest: M6.9 Northwest Territories, Canada, Dec 22, 1985.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1985 was located in Canada. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1985
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 4.8Northwest Territories, Canada · 10 km deep
- 4.7Northwest Territories, Canada · 10 km deep
- 5.4Northwest Territories, Canada · 10 km deep
- 5.7Northwest Territories, Canada · 10 km deep
- 4.7Northwest Territories, Canada · 10 km deep
- 5.2Northwest Territories, Canada · 10 km deep
- 4.8Northwest Territories, Canada · 10 km deep
- 5.4Northwest Territories, Canada · 10 km deep
- 6.9Northwest Territories, Canada · 6 km deep
- 4.8Northwest Territories, Canada · 10 km deep
- 4.7114 km SW of Vernon, Canada · 10 km deep
- 4.8Northwest Territories, Canada · 10 km deep
- 4.5Northwest Territories, Canada · 10 km deep
- 4.7Northwest Territories, Canada · 10 km deep
- 4.6Northwest Territories, Canada · 10 km deep
- 5.0Northwest Territories, Canada · 10 km deep
- 6.7Northwest Territories, Canada · 10 km deep
- 4.5229 km SW of Tofino, Canada · 10 km deep
- 4.5134 km W of Tofino, Canada · 10 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1985 | 0 | ||
| February 1985 | 0 | ||
| March 1985 | 0 | ||
| April 1985 | 0 | ||
| May 1985 | 0 | ||
| June 1985 | 0 | ||
| July 1985 | 0 | ||
| August 1985 | 1 | 4.5 | 134 km W of Tofino, Canada |
| September 1985 | 1 | 4.5 | 229 km SW of Tofino, Canada |
| October 1985 | 7 | 6.7 | Northwest Territories, Canada |
| November 1985 | 1 | 4.8 | Northwest Territories, Canada |
| December 1985 | 9 | 6.9 | Northwest Territories, 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.