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Saint-Alban, Quebec landslide of April 1894

When
1894
Where
Saint-Alban, Quebec, Canada
Episodes
1

On 27 April 1894, a massive landslide occurred in Saint-Alban, Quebec, displacing 185 million cubic metres of material. This event created a scar 40 metres deep covering 4.6 million square metres, recognized as Canada's largest known landslide.

Episodes

  1. 27 April 1894 · Saint-Alban, Quebec, CanadaLargest Known Landslide in Canada

    On 27 April 1894, a landslide in Saint-Alban displaced 185 million cubic metres, creating a 40-metre deep scar covering 4.6 million square metres.

Background and detail

Event Details. The landslide displaced 185 million cubic metres of rock and dirt. It left a mark 40 metres deep that covered 4.6 million square metres. This specific event is identified as Canada's largest known landslide, occurring in the municipality of Saint-Alban.

Sources

  1. Saint-Alban, Quebec Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-02

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