What were the 2007-2008 Nazko earthquakes?

The 2007-2008 Nazko earthquakes were a series of small volcanic earthquakes occurring in the Central Interior of British Columbia, Canada. Measuring less than 4.0 on the Richter scale, the events caused no damage or casualties and were too small to be felt by people, though local seismographs recorded them. They took place just west of the Nazko Cone at the eastern end of the Anahim Volcanic Belt.

What we know

• A series of small volcanic earthquakes occurred in the Nazko area of British Columbia from October 9, 2007, to June 12, 2008. [2]
• The earthquakes measured less than 4.0 on the Richter magnitude scale and resulted in no damage or casualties. [2]
• The earthquake swarm occurred at the eastern end of the Anahim Volcanic Belt, just 30 kilometers west of the Nazko Cone. [2, 4]

Where to go next

• a case in pointWhat is the Nazko Cone?
• the bigger pictureWhere is the Anahim Volcanic Belt?
• whenWhen did the Nazko earthquakes happen?
• how it workedHow do seismographs record small volcanic earthquakes?
• whereWhat is the community of Nazko like?
• an unexpected connectionHow do small Canadian tremor swarms compare to massive global quakes?While the Nazko swarm consisted of tiny unnoticeable tremors under 4.0 magnitude near a dormant cone, the year 2007 also saw catastrophic major seismic events like the massive 8.0 earthquake in Peru.

Sources

• [1]2007–2008 Nazko earthquakes (Wikidata Q4610352) · CC0 1.0
• [2]2007–2008 Nazko earthquakes · CC BY-SA 4.0
• [3]Nazko Cone · CC BY-SA 4.0
• [4]Nazko · CC BY-SA 4.0
• [5]2007 Peru earthquake · CC BY-SA 4.0

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