• The 2012 Haida Gwaii earthquake occurred just after 8:04 p.m. PDT on October 27. The shock had a moment magnitude of 7.8 and a maximum Mercalli Intensity...
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    mechanism of the 2012 Haida Gwaii earthquake, where geoscientists observed downwarping and normal faulting on the Pacific Plate west of Haida Gwaii. This hypothesis...
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    Haida Gwaii (/ˈhaɪdə ˈɡwaɪ/; Haida: X̱aaydag̱a Gwaay.yaay / X̱aayda gwaay, literally "Islands of the Haida people"), also known as the Queen Charlotte...
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    The Spirit of Haida Gwaii is a sculpture by British Columbia Haida artist Bill Reid (1920–1998). There are two versions of it: the black canoe and the...
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  • The 1949 Queen Charlotte Islands earthquake struck Haida Gwaii (at the time known as the Queen Charlotte Islands) and the Pacific Northwest coast at 8:01 p...
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    Moresby Island (category Islands of Haida Gwaii)
    Moresby Island (Haida: Gwaii Haanas) is a large island (3,399.39 km2 or 1,312.51 sq mi) that forms part of the Haida Gwaii archipelago (formerly known...
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  • region". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2018-01-02. "M 6.2 - Haida Gwaii, Canada". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2018-01-02. "M 6.3 - Haida Gwaii, Canada"...
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  • significant earthquakes for the period 2011–2020, listing earthquakes of magnitude 7 and above, or which caused fatalities. Deaths due to earthquake-caused...
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  • earthquake, 15,850–28,000 fatalities and 6,011 injured, one fatality and unknown number of injuries in the United States 2012 Haida Gwaii earthquake –...
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    Wales Island. The Mw 7.5 earthquake came nearly three months after an Mw  7.8 quake struck Haida Gwaii on October 28, in 2012. The quake prompted a regional...
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