1663 Charlevoix earthquake
- 1663 Charlevoix earthquake
Earthquake
title = 1663 Charlevoix earthquake
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date = February 5, 1663
magnitude = 7 Mw
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location = coord|47.6|N|70.1|W
countries affected = Canada, United States
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The 1663 Charlevoix earthquake was a major earthquake that struck the entire eastern part of North America at 5:30 p.m. on February 5, 1663.[ [http://earthquakescanada.nrcan.gc.ca/historic_eq/15-19th/1663_e.php Natural Resources Canada: The Charlevoix earthquake of 1663] ] The main shock epicenter is suggested to have occurred in the Saint Lawrence River and along the Saint-Maurice River.]ee also
*List of earthquakes in Canada
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