One famous example occurred in 1989 when a storm - induced current caused a failure in hydro - quebec s electric power system . six million people in canada and the usa ran out of electricity for over 9 hours 一九八九年,由太阳磁暴所造成的诱发电流导致魁北克省的水力发电装置崩溃,加拿大和美国多处地方停电超过九小时,六百万人受到影响。