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| Year | Date | Lat
(°N) |
Lon
(°W) |
Estimated
Magnitude |
Comments |
| 1663 | 5 February | 47.6 | 70.1 | 7 | Charlevoix-Kamouraska Region |
| 1700 | 26 January | Offshore | B.C. | 9 | Cascadia Subduction Zone |
| 1732 | 16 September | 45.5 | 73.6 | 5.8 | Western Quebec Seismic Zone, Montreal Region |
| 1791 | 6 December | 47.4 | 70.5 | 6 | Charlevoix-Kamouraska Region |
| 1860 | 17 October | 47.5 | 70.1 | 6 | Charlevoix-Kamouraska Region |
| 1870 | 20 October | 47.4 | 70.5 | 6 1/2 | Charlevoix-Kamouraska Region |
| 1872 | 15 December | 48.6 | 121.4 | 7.4 | Washington-B.C. Border |
| 1899 | 4 September | 60.0 | 140.0 | 8.0 | Yukon-Alaska Border |
Notes:
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Since these historical earthquakes were not instrumentally recorded, their locations and magnitudes are evaluated from felt reports and descriptions of damage.
- In some earthquake catalogs, an earthquake is reported to have occurred between the two voyages of Jacques Cartier during the summers of 1534 and 1535.
It has been proven that the 1534-1535 event is entirely fictious. For more details.
- In some earthquake catalogs, the 11 June 1638 earthquake is associated with the Charlevoix region. This association is erroneous since this earthquake is thought to have occurred in New England, possibly near Boston or Plymouth, Massachusetts (Stevens, A.E. 1995. Eastern North American Earthquakes prior to 1660. Bull. Seism. Soc. Am., 85, 1398-1415.)
