When, and on What Fault, Was Canada's Greatest Earthquake, for Which

question 36

Multiple Choice

When, and on what fault, was Canada's greatest earthquake, for which we have a seismic record?

• A) magnitude 8.1, August 22, 1949, Queen Charlotte Fault
• B) magnitude 5.9, November 25, 1988, Grenville Fault
• C) magnitude 7.6, February 28, 2001, Cascadia Subduction Zone
• D) magnitude 9.0, January 26, 1700, Cascadia Subduction Zone

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