Canada's National Earthquake Scenario Catalogue - Near Ottawa - Magnitude 5.5

Canada's National Earthquake Scenario Catalogue - Near Ottawa - Magnitude 5.5 Faults in the valleys near Ottawa could rupture and produce strong, shallow earthquakes. This magnitude 5.5 scenario visualizes the effects of such an event. It does not represent the most severe earthquake that could occur, but one that is more likely and could still cause damage. 2023-06-20 Natural Resources Canada nicky.hastings@nrcan-rncan.gc.ca Form DescriptorsNature and EnvironmentScience and TechnologyEarth sciencesEmergency preparednessEarthquakesGeological maps GitHub RepositoryHTML https://github.com/OpenDRR/earthquake-scenarios Geological Survey of Canada Open FilePDF https://ftp.maps.canada.ca/pub/nrcan_rncan/publications/STPublications_PublicationsST/328/328364/gid_328364.pdf Ottawa - Magnitude 5.0 (Points)GPKG https://github.com/OpenDRR/earthquake-scenarios/releases/download/v1.2.2/dsra_scm5p5_constancebay_indicators_b.zip Ottawa - Magnitude 5.0 (Polygons)GPKG https://github.com/OpenDRR/earthquake-scenarios/releases/download/v1.2.2/dsra_scm5p5_constancebay_indicators_s.zip Ottawa - Magnitude 5.0 Shake MapGPKG https://github.com/OpenDRR/earthquake-scenarios/releases/download/v1.2.2/dsra_scm5p5_constancebay_shakemap.zip Data DictionaryXLSX https://github.com/OpenDRR/earthquake-scenarios/releases/download/v1.2.2/dsra_attributes_fr.xlsx Data DictionaryXLSX https://github.com/OpenDRR/earthquake-scenarios/releases/download/v1.2.2/dsra_attributes_en.xlsx M5.5 near Ottawa (ON)ESRI REST https://maps-cartes.services.geo.ca/server_serveur/rest/services/NRCan/constancebay_scm5p5_en/MapServer Séisme de magnitude 5,5 près d’OttawaESRI REST https://maps-cartes.services.geo.ca/server_serveur/rest/services/NRCan/constancebay_scm5p5_fr/MapServer/0 M5.5 near Ottawa (ON)WMS https://maps-cartes.services.geo.ca/server_serveur/services/NRCan/constancebay_scm5p5_en/MapServer/WMSServer?layers=3&legend_format=image%2Fpng&feature_info_type=application%2Fgeojson&SERVICE=WMS&VERSION=1.3.0&REQUEST=GetCapabilities Séisme de magnitude 5,5 près d’OttawaWMS https://maps-cartes.services.geo.ca/server_serveur/services/NRCan/constancebay_scm5p5_fr/MapServer/WMSServer?layers=3&legend_format=image%2Fpng&feature_info_type=application%2Fgeojson&SERVICE=WMS&VERSION=1.3.0&REQUEST=GetCapabilities

Faults in the valleys near Ottawa could rupture and produce strong, shallow earthquakes. This magnitude 5.5 scenario visualizes the effects of such an event. It does not represent the most severe earthquake that could occur, but one that is more likely and could still cause damage.

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