Laurentian Slope Seismic Zone
The Laurentian Slope Seismic Zone is a seismically active area in Atlantic Canada located on the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. It was the epicenter of the 7.2 magnitude 1929 Grand Banks earthquake.[1]
References
- ^ "Earthquake zones in Eastern Canada". Natural Resources Canada. 2009-10-13. Retrieved 2010-06-24.
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Major seismically active faults of North America
(crosses national borders)
- Aleutian Trench (US–RU)
- Basin and Range Province (US–MX)
- Canadian Arctic Rift System (CA–GL)
- Cascadia subduction zone (US–CA)
- Clarendon-Linden fault system (US–CA)
- Denali Fault (US–CA)
- Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province (CA–US)
- Puget Sound faults (US–CA)
- Rio Grande rift (US–MX)
- San Andreas Fault (US–MX)
- Southern Great Lakes Seismic Zone (US–CA)
- Tintina Fault (US–CA)
- Charlevoix Seismic Zone
- Laurentian Slope Seismic Zone
- Leech River Fault
- Queen Charlotte Fault
- Saguenay Graben
- Saint Lawrence rift system
- Timiskaming Graben
- Western Quebec Seismic Zone
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- Cayman Trough
- Chixoy-Polochic Fault
- Enriquillo–Plantain Garden fault zone (Cuba)
- Gulf of California Rift Zone
- Lesser Antilles subduction zone
- Middle America Trench (Central America)
- Motagua Fault (Central America)
- Pedro Miguel Fault
- Puerto Rico Trench
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