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- The earliest earthquake on record occurred in 1568.
- Years must be entered as 4-digit numbers (eg., 2003, not 03).
- If both date fields are left blank, they default to 14 days from today.
- If either date field is left blank, it defaults to 14 days from the date specified in the other date field.
- If the hour and minute fields are left blank, they default to 00:00, i.e., midnight.
- The latitude, longitude and magnitude fields will assume the default values unless changed.
- The longitude is negative for Canada.
The following is an example of a common database search request.
Request for all earthquakes in southern British Columbia between June and July of 1994 with a magnitude greater that 4.
The user would input the following parameters: (Please note the negative values for min and max longitude)
- Start Date: 1994-06-01 00:00
- End Date: 1994-08-01 23:59
- Latitude: from 50.0 to 55.0
- Longitude: from -130.0 to -125.0
- Magnitude: from 4.0 to
