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Revised Modified Mercalli intensities for the Magnitude 7.2 1929 Grand Banks earthquake
Revised Modified Mercalli Intensities (MMI) for the November 18, 1929 Earthquake
(Grand Banks, Newfoundland)
modified from
Table 4,
Modified Mercalli Intensities (MMI) for Some Earthquakes in Eastern North
America (ENA) and Empirical MMI Site Corrections for Towns in ENA.
W.H. Bakun, A.C. Johnston, and M.G. Hopper -
U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 02-109, 2002
Description of the
Modified Mercalli intensity scale
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| Latitude | Longitude | MMI | Location | Prov/ State |
| 47.03 | -55.17 | 6 | Burin | NF |
| 49.52 | -55.07 | 4 | Exploits | NF |
| 46.87 | -55.82 | 4 | Lamaline | NF |
| 49.25 | -55.05 | 4 | Lewisporte | NF |
| 47.57 | -52.73 | 5 | St. John's | NF |
| 48.93 | -55.53 | 4 | Three Brooks | NF |
| 49.65 | -54.77 | 4 | Twillingate | NF |
| 45.83 | -64.20 | 5 | Amherst | NS |
| 46.17 | -60.57 | 7 | Boularderie | NS |
| 45.33 | -61.00 | 5 | Canso | NS |
| 46.17 | -60.75 | 8 | Cape Breton Island | NS |
| 44.62 | -65.77 | 3 | Digby | NS |
| 44.03 | -64.72 | 6 | Liverpool | NS |
| 45.92 | -59.97 | 4 | Louisbourg | NS |
| 45.58 | -62.65 | 5 | New Glasgow | NS |
| 45.13 | -61.98 | 4 | Sherbrooke | NS |
| 46.15 | -60.18 | 7 | Sydney | NS |
| 45.37 | -63.27 | 4 | Truro | NS |
| 43.95 | -66.03 | 4 | Yarmouth | NS |
| 47.63 | -65.63 | 5 | Bathurst | NB |
| 47.03 | -65.47 | 4 | Chatham | NB |
| 47.38 | -68.29 | 4 | Edmundston | NB |
| 45.95 | -66.67 | 5 | Fredericton | NB |
| 46.12 | -64.80 | 4 | Moncton | NB |
| 45.13 | -66.83 | 3 | Saint George | NB |
| 45.26 | -66.04 | 3 | Saint John | NB |
| 46.82 | -64.07 | 5 | Alberton | PE |
| 46.24 | -63.13 | 4 | Charlottetown | PE |
| 46.35 | -62.25 | 3 | Souris | PE |
| 46.35 | -62.25 | 3 | Souris East | PE |
| 46.40 | -63.79 | 4 | Summerside | PE |
| 47.45 | -70.50 | 3 | Baie St. Paul | PQ |
| 45.60 | -73.45 | 3 | Boucherville | PQ |
| 51.46 | -57.24 | 4 | Bradore Bay | PQ |
| 48.83 | -64.48 | 4 | Gaspe | PQ |
| 49.32 | -67.60 | 3 | Godbout | PQ |
| 46.62 | -72.70 | 5 | Grandmere | PQ |
| 47.43 | -72.78 | 4 | La Tuque | PQ |
| 48.85 | -67.53 | 4 | Matane | PQ |
| 48.43 | -68.55 | 4 | Rimouski | PQ |
| 48.65 | -72.45 | 3 | Saint Felicien | PQ |
| 46.03 | -73.12 | 3 | Saint Joseph de Sorel | PQ |
| 50.20 | -66.38 | 3 | Seven Islands | PQ |
| 48.15 | -69.72 | 3 | Tadoussac | PQ |
| 46.08 | -71.30 | 3 | Thetford Mines | PQ |
| 46.35 | -72.55 | 3 | Trois Rivieres | PQ |
| 45.42 | -75.70 | 3 | Ottawa | ON |
| 41.19 | -73.20 | 3 | Bridgeport | CT |
| 41.75 | -72.70 | 5 | Hartford | CT |
| 41.67 | -72.78 | 3 | New Britain | CT |
| 41.30 | -72.92 | 4 | New Haven | CT |
| 41.58 | -73.42 | 4 | New Milford | CT |
| 41.53 | -72.08 | 3 | Norwich | CT |
| 41.92 | -71.90 | 2 | Putnam | CT |
| 41.93 | -73.07 | 5 | Winsted | CT |
| 41.55 | -73.20 | 4 | Woodbury | CT |
| 39.80 | -75.47 | 3 | Claymont | DE |
| 42.85 | -70.93 | 5 | Amesbury | MA |
| 42.60 | -72.23 | 5 | Athol | MA |
| 41.95 | -71.27 | 4 | Attleboro | MA |
| 41.70 | -70.30 | 4 | Barnstable | MA |
| 42.33 | -71.08 | 5 | Boston | MA |
| 41.75 | -70.62 | 4 | Bourne | MA |
| 42.10 | -71.02 | 3 | Brockton | MA |
| 42.28 | -71.12 | 5 | Brookline | MA |
| 42.37 | -71.10 | 4 | Cambridge | MA |
| 42.58 | -70.97 | 3 | Danvers | MA |
| 42.25 | -71.17 | 4 | Dedham | MA |
| 41.70 | -70.01 | 2 | East Harwich | MA |
| 42.17 | -71.22 | 2 | East Walpole | MA |
| 42.30 | -71.42 | 4 | Framingham | MA |
| 42.60 | -72.62 | 4 | Greenfield | MA |
| 42.78 | -71.08 | 3 | Haverhill | MA |
| 42.20 | -72.60 | 6 | Holyoke | MA |
| 41.65 | -70.27 | 5 | Hyannis | MA |
| 42.63 | -71.32 | 6 | Lowell | MA |
| 42.48 | -70.95 | 5 | Lynn | MA |
| 42.42 | -71.07 | 5 | Malden | MA |
| 42.42 | -71.10 | 2 | Medford | MA |
| 41.28 | -70.10 | 4 | Nantucket | MA |
| 42.28 | -71.23 | 5 | Needham | MA |
| 41.62 | -70.92 | 4 | New Bedford | MA |
| 42.78 | -70.90 | 5 | Newburyport | MA |
| 42.17 | -72.32 | 4 | Palmer | MA |
| 41.97 | -70.67 | 4 | Plymouth | MA |
| 42.07 | -70.18 | 4 | Provincetown | MA |
| 42.28 | -71.00 | 2 | Quincy | MA |
| 42.65 | -70.62 | 2 | Rockport | MA |
| 42.53 | -70.88 | 4 | Salem | MA |
| 41.92 | -69.99 | 3 | South Wellfleet | MA |
| 42.12 | -72.58 | 5 | Springfield | MA |
| 41.90 | -71.10 | 5 | Taunton | MA |
| 42.38 | -71.23 | 4 | Waltham | MA |
| 42.33 | -71.08 | 5 | West Roxbury | MA |
| 42.28 | -71.80 | 4 | Worcester | MA |
| 43.48 | -70.72 | 6 | Alfred | ME |
| 44.80 | -69.88 | 4 | Anson | ME |
| 44.09 | -70.24 | 5 | Auburn | ME |
| 44.28 | -69.78 | 2 | Augusta | ME |
| 44.78 | -68.78 | 5 | Bangor | ME |
| 44.40 | -68.22 | 5 | Bar Harbor | ME |
| 43.92 | -69.80 | 6 | Bath | ME |
| 44.43 | -69.00 | 3 | Belfast | ME |
| 44.40 | -70.78 | 4 | Bethel | ME |
| 43.48 | -70.45 | 3 | Biddeford | ME |
| 46.50 | -67.87 | 4 | Blaine | ME |
| 45.34 | -69.04 | 4 | Brownville | ME |
| 45.18 | -67.27 | 4 | Calais | ME |
| 46.87 | -68.02 | 4 | Caribou | ME |
| 44.60 | -67.93 | 5 | Cherryfield | ME |
| 46.06 | -69.41 | 3 | Chesuncook | ME |
| 44.92 | -66.98 | 6 | Eastport | ME |
| 46.68 | -68.33 | 3 | Frenchville | ME |
| 45.46 | -69.59 | 2 | Greenville | ME |
| 45.74 | -68.59 | 3 | Grindstone | ME |
| 44.27 | -69.80 | 3 | Hallowell | ME |
| 45.63 | -70.27 | 5 | Jackman | ME |
| 43.38 | -70.55 | 5 | Kennebunk | ME |
| 44.21 | -70.08 | 4 | Leeds Junction | ME |
| 45.38 | -68.50 | 4 | Lincoln | ME |
| 44.85 | -66.98 | 4 | Lubec | ME |
| 44.72 | -67.47 | 4 | Machias | ME |
| 45.67 | -68.72 | 4 | Millinocket | ME |
| 45.25 | -68.98 | 5 | Milo | ME |
| 44.83 | -69.27 | 3 | Newport | ME |
| 44.22 | -70.55 | 4 | Norway | ME |
| 44.93 | -68.65 | 5 | Oldtown | ME |
| 44.27 | -70.50 | 3 | Paris | ME |
| 43.68 | -70.30 | 5 | Portland | ME |
| 44.10 | -69.13 | 5 | Rockland | ME |
| 44.55 | -70.57 | 5 | Rumford | ME |
| 43.43 | -70.77 | 2 | Sanford | ME |
| 46.65 | -68.40 | 3 | Sheridan | ME |
| 45.53 | -70.60 | 3 | Skinner | ME |
| 44.23 | -70.52 | 4 | South Paris | ME |
| 43.47 | -70.80 | 2 | Springvale | ME |
| 44.05 | -68.83 | 4 | Vinal Haven | ME |
| 44.57 | -69.62 | 5 | Waterville | ME |
| 44.45 | -71.18 | 4 | Berlin | NH |
| 43.60 | -71.73 | 3 | Bristol | NH |
| 43.97 | -71.12 | 3 | Conway | NH |
| 42.98 | -70.93 | 4 | Exeter | NH |
| 43.39 | -71.06 | 3 | Farmington | NH |
| 43.43 | -71.63 | 3 | Franklin | NH |
| 44.38 | -71.17 | 3 | Gorham | NH |
| 42.92 | -72.28 | 4 | Keene | NH |
| 43.53 | -71.47 | 4 | Laconia | NH |
| 43.53 | -71.47 | 4 | Lakeport | NH |
| 44.48 | -71.57 | 4 | Lancaster | NH |
| 43.65 | -71.50 | 2 | Meredith | NH |
| 42.77 | -71.47 | 6 | Nashua | NH |
| 44.75 | -71.62 | 4 | North Stratford | NH |
| 43.03 | -71.18 | 3 | Raymond | NH |
| 44.60 | -71.41 | 2 | Stark | NH |
| 43.58 | -71.23 | 5 | Wolfeboro | NH |
| 44.13 | -72.03 | 6 | Woodsville | NH |
| 42.67 | -73.80 | 2 | Albany | NY |
| 42.10 | -75.92 | 2 | Binghamton | NY |
| 40.72 | -74.00 | 3 | Brooklyn | NY |
| 44.58 | -75.17 | 2 | Canton | NY |
| 42.28 | -74.92 | 2 | Delhi | NY |
| 44.90 | -73.85 | 4 | Elienburg | NY |
| 41.72 | -74.40 | 4 | Elienville | NY |
| 40.62 | -73.97 | 4 | Flushing | NY |
| 43.30 | -73.67 | 4 | Glens Falls | NY |
| 42.83 | -75.55 | 3 | Hamilton | NY |
| 40.75 | -73.98 | 3 | New York | NY |
| 42.55 | -75.55 | 2 | Norwich | NY |
| 44.70 | -73.47 | 3 | Plattsburg | NY |
| 40.60 | -74.10 | 3 | Saint George(Staten Island) | NY |
| 43.08 | -73.78 | 4 | Saratoga Springs | NY |
| 40.97 | -73.78 | 2 | Scarsdale | NY |
| 42.80 | -73.92 | 2 | Schenectady | NY |
| 42.68 | -75.50 | 2 | Sherburne | NY |
| 42.32 | -75.40 | 2 | Sidney | NY |
| 42.73 | -73.72 | 2 | Troy | NY |
| 42.18 | -75.13 | 2 | Walton | NY |
| 42.08 | -75.63 | 2 | Windsor | NY |
| 41.17 | -71.57 | 3 | Block Island | RI |
| 41.92 | -71.67 | 3 | Chepachet | RI |
| 41.49 | -71.31 | 4 | Newport | RI |
| 41.83 | -71.42 | 5 | Providence | RI |
| 41.38 | -71.82 | 4 | Westerly | RI |
| 44.22 | -72.52 | 3 | Barre | VT |
| 43.13 | -72.45 | 4 | Bellows Falls | VT |
| 43.83 | -72.63 | 3 | Bethel | VT |
| 44.47 | -73.23 | 3 | Burlington | VT |
| 44.96 | -73.05 | 3 | High Gate | VT |
| 44.27 | -72.57 | 3 | Montpelier | VT |
| 44.93 | -72.22 | 4 | Newport | VT |
| 44.13 | -72.67 | 4 | Northf ield | VT |
| 43.93 | -72.67 | 2 | Randolph | VT |
| 44.43 | -72.02 | 4 | Saint Johnsbury | VT |
| 43.03 | -72.78 | 4 | Wardsboro | VT |
| 44.33 | -72.75 | 3 | Waterbury | VT |