• The 1949 Queen Charlotte Islands earthquake struck Haida Gwaii (at the time known as the Queen Charlotte Islands) and the Pacific Northwest coast at 8:01 p...
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    fault is named for the Queen Charlotte Islands (now Haida Gwaii) which lie just north of the triple junction. The Queen Charlotte Fault continues northward...
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  • (Moderate). The earthquake's epicentre was on Moresby Island of the Haida Gwaii archipelago (formerly known as the Queen Charlotte Islands). This was the...
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    strongest earthquake in Canada since the 1949 Queen Charlotte Islands earthquake) was epicentred at a depth of 17.5 km (10.9 mi) under the island. Moresby...
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    Aleutian Islands earthquake 1949 Queen Charlotte Islands earthquake Geology of the Pacific Northwest List of earthquakes in Canada List of earthquakes in the...
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    Gwaay.yaay / X̱aayda gwaay, literally "Islands of the Haida people"), also known as the Queen Charlotte Islands, is an archipelago located between 55–125 km...
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    soccer's first division. The 1949 Queen Charlotte Islands earthquake is Canada's largest earthquake since the 1700 Cascadia earthquake. August 24 – The North...
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  • was the 1949 Queen Charlotte earthquake, an interplate earthquake that occurred on the ocean bottom just off the rugged coast of Graham Island, which reached...
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    The 2013 Craig, Alaska earthquake (also known as the Queen Charlotte Fault earthquake) struck on January 5, at 12:58 am (UTC–7) near the city of Craig...
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  • This is a list of earthquakes in 1949. Only magnitude 6.0 or greater earthquakes appear on the list. Lower magnitude events are included if they have caused...
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  • This is a list of earthquakes in Canada. Abbreviations used: Mw Moment magnitude scale ML Richter scale Ms Surface-wave magnitude scale Mn Nuttli magnitude...
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  • language, in Casablanca, Morocco The Queen Charlotte Islands earthquake struck the sparsely populated Queen Charlotte Islands and the Pacific Northwest Coast...
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    northern Vancouver Island in Canada to Northern California in the United States. It is capable of producing 9.0+ magnitude earthquakes and tsunamis that...
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    original on March 15, 2008. Retrieved July 31, 2007. "Earthquakes in the Queen Charlotte Islands Region 1984–1996". Archived from the original on April...
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    This list of 20th-century earthquakes is a list of earthquakes of magnitude 6 and above that occurred in the 20th century. Sone smaller events which nevertheless...
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    consecutive majority August 22 - Queen Charlotte earthquake: Canada's largest earthquake since the 1700 Cascadia earthquake September 9 - Albert Guay affair:...
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  • Denmark. Eleanor of Portugal, Queen of Denmark (1231) Else Jacobsdatter (1539), wife of Christiern Pedersen Charlotte Amalie Griffenfeld (1703), daughter...
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  • Napier Town Hall following the earthquake Illustration of the HMS Orpheus wreck Christchurch Cathedral following the earthquake Tangiwai memorial plaque Illustration...
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  • Bishop of Breslau (d. 1467) 1441 – Charlotte of Savoy, French queen (d. 1483) 1449 – Catherine of Poděbrady, Hungarian queen (d. 1464) 1491 – Martin Bucer...
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    intervals, it can create very large earthquakes, such as the magnitude 8.1 Queen Charlotte Islands earthquake of 1949. As these far-field forces stretch...
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  • notable fault, but only major fault zones.[clarification needed] Lists of earthquakes Tectonics Yeats, R. (2012), Active Faults of the World, Cambridge University...
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    Bay of Islands by local Māori. 1773 April: Cook's second expedition arrives in Queen Charlotte Sound 18 December: A skirmish at Grass Cove in Queen Charlotte...
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  • 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake; Chen Li De of China; China predicted earthquakes by radon gas; Huang Xiang Ning, who predicted an earthquake near Tangshan in...
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  • Hall Charlotte Mary Yonge (1823–1901) – The Daisy Chain, The Little Duke, The Dove in the Eagle's Nest E. H. Young (1880–1949) – Caravan Island, River...
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  • Heart 1949 (22nd) 0 1 The Magic Fluke 1949 (22nd) 0 1 The Rising Tide 1949 (22nd) 0 1 The Window 1949 (22nd) 0 1 Toy Tinkers 1949 (22nd) 0 1 Tulsa 1949 (22nd)...
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    Melanesia along the coasts of Papua New Guinea and the Bismarck Islands to the Solomon Islands where they again settled, leaving shards of their Lapita pottery...
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    granddaughter, Lucy, were killed when a tsunami caused by the Indian Ocean earthquake struck Khao Lak, Thailand, where they were on holiday. A service was held...
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  • 1831 – Ecuador and Venezuela are separated from Gran Colombia. 1837 – An earthquake in Valdivia, south-central Chile, causes a tsunami that leads to significant...
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  • Guild, farmer and conservationist, chair of the Queen Elizabeth II National Trust (2011–2020) (born c. 1949). 3 September Beverley Shore Bennett, portrait...
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  • 4.5 magnitude earthquake occurs near Muswellbrook, New South Wales causing minor damage and power outages. It is the third earthquake to occur in the...
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