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| Goal of the report | This report descibes the earthquakes recorded by the seismograph stations of the Western Quebec region between January 1st and December 31, 2001. |
| Performance of the local network |
The Western Quebec Seismic Zone
is monitored by 9 seismic stations:
MNT (Montréal, Québec),
TRQ (Mont-Tremblant, Québec), WBO (Williamsburg, Ontario),
GAC (Glen Almond, Québec), OTT (Ottawa, Ontario),
GRQ (Grand-Remous, Québec), CRLO (Chalk River, Ontario),
SADO (Sadowa, Ontario) and EEO (Eldee, Ontario)
These stations belong to the
Canadian National Seismograph Network.
In January 2002, a new broadband station was installed in Val d'Or, Quebec (VLDQ). This station will contribute to the detection of events in the Western Quebec zone.
The uptime for these stations was very acceptable in 2001, ranking over 90%. Data from this station is continuously archived on optical disk Taking into account the distribution of local network in the Canadian network, any event with magnitude 2.0 or higher would be located. |
| Recorded earthquakes |
About 172 earthquake were recorded as shown in the map (the epicenters are circled in yellow or red if the magnitude is >= 3.0) and described in the list. Besides some isolated and low magnitude events, the large majority of them occurred inside the recognized Western Quebec seismic zone. |
| Felt earthquakes | According to the reports of citizens and journalists, ten of these earthquakes were felt locally. |
| Blasts | Numerous blasts were recorded but are not shown in the map and the list above. |
| Induced earthquakes | No earthquake induced by the water level variations was recorded during the time period. |
Back: Earthquakes in Québec and surrounding regions in 2001
Author: Maurice Lamontagne, ing.
File: GS-2140-4
