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Some Significant Felt Earthquakes in the Victoria/Vancouver Areas
128°W
126°W
124°W
122°W
51°N
120°W
51°N
50°N
50°N
Vancouver
49°N
49°N
Victoria
48°N
48°N
47°N
47°N
120°W
128°W
126°W
124°W
122°W
Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia
August 22, 1949 - Magnitude 8.1
Whitehorse
60
Fault
Break
55
55
Prince Rupert
VI
VII-VIII
V
I-IV
50
50
Vancouver
Victoria
Seattle
km
km
0
500
45
45
130
135
125
120
Modified Mercalli Intensity
I
II
III
IV
V
VI VII VIII IX X+
Epicentre