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Feb 8, 2023 · The long-feared megathrust magnitude nine earthquake will come from the Juan de Fuca tectonic plate, off the coast of Vancouver Island, being subducted by the North American plate.
Jun 11, 2024 · A new study has produced the clearest-ever look at what’s going on beneath the seafloor in an area capable of producing some of the planet’s most powerful earthquakes — and warns the risk is...
Jun 16, 2024 · A new study of the Cascadia subduction zone from California to Vancouver Island reveals the smoother, flatter fault line off the B.C. coast that will one day cause a violent, extremely...
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Jun 12, 2024 · Thanks to a new study, scientists now have the clearest picture ever seen of one of the most hazardous earthquake spots on Earth, just under 1000km off the coast of B.C.
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- Big One Will Be Big, But Further Away
- Shallower Means Closer
- A 3rd Option
- So What Are The Odds?
The megathrust earthquakedoes get all the headlines, for good reason. Right now, two tectonic plates have become locked in place off the coast of Vancouver Island. As the oceanic Juan de Fuca plate tries to slide under the less dense North American plate we live on, it's become stuck. And it's been stuck now for three centuries, building up stress,...
As bad as the megathrust sounds, an earthquake that happens just below the surface of the earth might actually be worse for many in British Columbia. The major tectonic action happening just off the west coast of North America has resulted in the deformation of the North America plate that we live on. There are now dozens — if not hundreds — of cra...
There's a third type of earthquake that is possible for the South Coast of B.C. — deep earthquakes of magnitude 6.5 to 7.0 that also happen right under our mainland cities. These quakes occur on that "subducting" oceanic plate, but in the section that has already moved under the North American plate, usually at depths around 50 to 60 kilometres. Wh...
While we may never be able to predict exactly when and where an earthquake will hit, British Columbia is due. Bird said the odds are greater than you might think when you factor in all three earthquake types. "I think people tend to focus on the Big One. If you're looking at the statistics there's a one in 10 chance that it will happen within the n...
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- Johanna Wagstaffe
Jun 17, 2024 · A new study of the Cascadia subduction zone from California to Vancouver Island reveals the smoother, flatter fault line off the B.C. coast that will one day cause a violent, extremely damaging earthquake and massive tsunami.
Jun 15, 2024 · For decades we've been warned on the south coast about an earthquake so strong it's been named 'the big one.'. A new study has produced the clearest look at what's going on beneath the...
