| Title | Photographs taken in the field by E.A. Hodgson following the 1925 magnitude 6.2 Charlevoix, Quebec, earthquake |
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| Licence | Please note the adoption of the Open Government Licence - Canada
supersedes any previous licences. |
| Author | Lamontagne, M |
| Source | Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 8737, 2020, 33 pages, https://doi.org/10.4095/326932  Open Access |
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| Year | 2020 |
| Publisher | Natural Resources Canada |
| Document | open file |
| Lang. | English |
| Media | on-line; digital |
| Related | NRCan photo(s) in this publication |
| Related | This publication is related to Felt reports and damage
accounts for the 1925 moment magnitude 6.2 Charlevoix, Quebec, earthquake |
| File format | readme
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| File format | pdf; rtf; tif; jpg |
| Province | Quebec; Ontario; New Brunswick |
| NTS | 11; 12; 20; 21; 22; 23; 30; 31; 32; 33; 40; 41; 42; 43; 52; 53 |
| Area | Charlevoix; Kamouraska; Shawinigan; Saguenay River; Lac-St-Jean; St. Lawrence River; La Malbaie; Rivière-Ouelle |
| Lat/Long WENS | -97.0000 -60.0000 55.0000 35.0000 |
| Subjects | geophysics; Science and Technology; Nature and Environment; Health and Safety; seismology; seismicity; seismic risk; earthquakes; earthquake risk; earthquake magnitudes; earthquake damage; epicentres;
history; photography; 1925 Magnitude 6.2 Charlevoix Earthquake |
| Illustrations | geoscientific sketch maps; photographs |
| Program | Public
Safety Geoscience Intraplate Earthquakes |
| Released | 2020 09 16 |
| Abstract | The 28 February, 1925, magnitude 6.2 Charlevoix Earthquake occurred at 9:19 p.m. local time. The main shock occurred in the Charlevoix-Kamouraska area and was felt more than 1000 km from the epicenter.
Damage was reported in the epicentral zone, as well as in the cities of Québec and Shawinigan. Chimneys and unreinforced masonry buildings, especially those located on unconsolidated deposits, were particularly impacted by the ground vibrations.
Between March 1925 and July 1926, Dr. Ernest A. Hodgson, seismologist of the Canadian Dominion Observatory, made a total of six visits in the areas where damage was reported. In addition to documenting the damage, he also aimed to better define the
epicentre position. He visited the regions of Charlevoix, Kamouraska, Quebec City, Shawinigan, and the Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean. This Open File Report includes all pictures that were taken by E.A. Hodgson during his field visits. Some of them are
evidence of damage and impacts on infrastructures and monuments, others are more of geographic interest. Finally, other pictures of damage from other reports are also included. |
| Summary | (Plain Language Summary, not published)
This Open File Report includes all photos that were taken by E.A. Hodgson during the field visits he made following the 28 February, 1925, magnitude 6.2
Charlevoix earthquake. Some of them are evidence of damage and impacts on infrastructures and monuments, others are more of geographic interest. |
| GEOSCAN ID | 326932 |
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