Park earthquake history

A structured repository of historical seismic records and epicentre data for the Fraser Canyon region.

Recorded Earthquake History and Seismic Activity near Emory Creek Provincial Park

Review a collection of historical earthquake events that have occurred in the vicinity of Emory Creek Provincial Park. This catalog provides documented details including event dates, magnitudes, and recorded epicentre distances for seismic activity across the Fraser Canyon corridor of British Columbia. Each record reflects historical data indexed to provide geographic context for the park area.

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A Fraser River riverside park on the site of a former Fraser Canyon Gold Rush boomtown

Emory Creek Provincial Park

Emory Creek Provincial Park is a small protected area in British Columbia, Canada, situated on the western bank of the Fraser River just south of the town of Yale. The park sits within the historical corridor of the Fraser Canyon, a region long associated with gold rushes, river navigation, and the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway. Established in 1956 and administered by BC Parks, the park protects a stretch of riverside terrain that was once occupied by a substantial settlement known as Emory, Emory Bar, or Emory City. The most distinctive feature of Emory Creek Provincial Park is its direct connection to a vanished boomtown. During the Fraser Canyon Gold Rush of 1858, miners established a tent and shack camp at Emory Creek, and within two decades the site had grown into a thirteen-street town with its own newspaper, shops, a brewery, nine saloons, and a sawmill. After the nearby town of Yale was chosen as the western terminus of the Canadian Pacific Railway instead of Emory, the settlement rapidly declined and was almost entirely abandoned by 1885. Today, the park is known as a quiet roadside and riverside stop in the Fraser Valley Regional District, providing visitors with a paved, easily accessible campground along one of British Columbia's most historically significant waterways. Its identity blends natural riverside setting with the layered history of gold mining, steamboat commerce, and transcontinental railway construction.

Location: Canada
Park type: State or regional park
Established: 1956

Emory Creek Provincial Park Geography

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Investigate historical earthquakes near Emory Creek Provincial Park

Emory Creek Provincial Park is connected with earthquakes through epicentres and park distance, not a claim that every event occurred within it. Dates, magnitudes, depths, places, distance measures, and sources preserve historical evidence without attributing creek or park influence, declaring seismic cause, stating current danger, or predicting activity.

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This page describes catalogued earthquakes associated with the park by epicentre location and distance. It does not establish causation, assess current danger, or predict future earthquakes.

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After the Emory Creek Provincial Park earthquake catalogue, a standalone set of protected destinations provides new atlas routes. Those pages do not imply shared creek landscapes, provincial status, earthquake observations, geology, nearby geography, seismic relevance, hazards, risk, or equivalent catalogue breadth.

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Mapping historic railway tunnels and river canyon landscapes

Trace the winding Coquihalla River as it cuts through ancient volcanic and metamorphic bedrock. This park preserves a unique intersection of industrial heritage and river morphology, showcasing four iconic tunnels bored through solid granite that define this section of the British Columbia interior landscape.

Area: 1.59 km²
Established: 1986
IUCN: III
Relief: Upland

Coquihalla Canyon Provincial Park Geography

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Coquihalla Summit Recreation Area: A Protected Landscape in the British Columbia Mountains

Mapping ecological transition zones and mountain terrain

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Area: 57.5 km²
Established: 1987
Relief: Mountain
Scope: Terrestrial

Coquihalla Summit Recreation Area Atlas

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State or regional parkBritish Columbia

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Southeast

E. C. Manning Provincial Park: A Comprehensive Geographic Atlas and Protected Area Overview

Mountainous terrain and ecological transitions in southern British Columbia

Spanning the cross section of the Canadian Cascades, E. C. Manning Provincial Park preserves a high-elevation landscape of wildflowers, glacial valleys, and mountain ridges. The protected area links temperate coastal rainforests with the arid interior, providing a study in regional hydrology and subalpine ecology defined by the Hozameen Range and the northern reaches of the Pacific Crest Trail.

Area: 836.71 km²
Established: 1941
IUCN: II
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E. C. Manning Provincial Park Geography

State or regional parkBritish Columbia

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Ferry Island Provincial Park: Geography, Riparian Terrain, and Protected River Boundaries

A study of Fraser River alluvial landscapes and provincial park land use

Ferry Island Provincial Park provides a rare protected island setting along the Fraser River in British Columbia. Spanning 29 hectares near the Agassiz-Rosedale Bridge, this Class C park represents an important alluvial riparian ecosystem within the heavily cultivated Fraser Valley, offering key insights into regional river-corridor geography and protected land management.

Area: 0.29 km²
Established: 1963
IUCN: II
Access: Access unknown

Ferry Island Provincial Park Geography

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A unique riparian landscape along the Harrison River

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Area: 0.03 km²
Established: 1973
IUCN: II
Relief: Lowland

Kilby Provincial Park Geography

National parkWashington

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North Cascades National Park: US National Park Protected Landscape and Geographic Context

Explore mapped boundaries and regional Washington geography.

Gain insight into North Cascades National Park, a vital US National Park located in Washington. This entry focuses on its protected land status, mapped geographic extent, and its role within the regional atlas. Users seeking to understand the park's landscape character, natural terrain, and its specific location in Washington will find this an essential point for detailed park geography exploration and protected area discovery.

Area: 2,042.26 km²
Established: 1968
IUCN: II
Visitors: 16.5K annual

North Cascades National Park Atlas

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Protected landscapeWashington

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Mount Baker, Snoqualmie National Forest: Mapped Geography and Protected Landscape Analysis

Exploratory atlas of Washington's primary Cascade Range wilderness

Delve into the structural geography of Mount Baker, Snoqualmie National Forest. This protected area corridor serves as a major ecological transition zone between the Puget Sound lowlands and the interior Cascades, characterized by extensive glaciers, wild river systems, and iconic stratovolcanoes that define the regional landscape of Washington state.

Area: 6,978 km²
Established: 1974
Relief: Mountain
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Mount Baker, Snoqualmie National Forest Atlas

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Wildlife reserveWashington

57 km away#8 closest

South

Mount Baker Wilderness: Mapped Volcanic Peaks and Glacial Geography in Washington State

Protected wilderness boundaries in the Northern Cascades

Mount Baker Wilderness encompasses a vast mountain landscape characterized by an active stratovolcano and significant permanent snowfields. The terrain features a vertical gradient from dense west side conifer forests to exposed alpine summits, creating a distinct ecological corridor connected to neighboring protected areas in the Pacific Northwest.

Area: 485.58 km²
Established: 1984
IUCN: Ib
Relief: Mountain

Mount Baker Wilderness Protected Area

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Explore the Historical Geography of Emory Creek Provincial Park

Examine the protected riverside boundaries and historical context of this notable site in the Fraser Canyon. MoriAtlas provides a detailed look at the geographic and industrial layers that define the landscape surrounding Emory Creek Provincial Park within British Columbia.

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