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1925 Charlevoix–Kamouraska earthquake
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1925 Charlevoix–Kamouraska earthquake
The
1925 Charlevoix–Kamouraska earthquake
struck northeastern
North America
on February 28, reaching 6.2 on the
moment magnitude scale
. It was one of the most powerful measured in Canada in the 20th century, with a maximum perceived intensity of VIII (
Severe
) on the
Mercalli intensity scale
at its
epicentre
in the area of
Charlevoix
-Kamouraska along the
Saint Lawrence River
near île aux Lièvres and not greater than VI (
Strong
) in the United States. The quake was felt in
Quebec
,
Shawinigan
,
Montreal
, as far south as
Virginia
, and as far west as the
Mississippi River
.
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