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1. vancouver.citynews.ca › 2024/06/11 › bc-earthquakeB.C.'s next massive earthquake more dramatic than first thought

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   Jun 11, 2024 · But with the last major earthquake striking the region 324 years ago, seismologists suggest coastal B.C. could be due for the next one at any time. For decades now, you've been told the 'big one'...

2. www.cbc.ca › news › canadaNew research highlights where 'The Big One' earthquake could ...

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   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 damaging...

3. bc.ctvnews.ca › no-tsunami-threat-after-multipleMultiple earthquakes recorded off Vancouver Island | CTV News

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   2 days ago · The United States Geological Survey measured the first 4.4-magnitude quake at 12:59 p.m., approximately 214 kilometres west of Tofino on Vancouver Island, followed 19 minutes later by a 4.7 ...

4. www.timescolonist.com › local-news › south-islandIsland may be in most quake-prone part of coast: study ...

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   Jun 15, 2024 · Southern Vancouver Island could be in the most dangerous part of the Cascadia Subduction Zone, a 1,000-kilometre-long area stretching from B.C. to California prone to earthquake activity.

5. www.king5.com › article › weatherMagnitude 4.4 earthquake recorded off Vancouver Island

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   2 days ago · TOFINO, BC — A magnitude 4.4 earthquake was recorded off Vancouver Island around 1 p.m. on Wednesday, according to preliminary information from the United States Geological Survey. The quake's...

6. www.fox13seattle.com › news › 5-7-earthquake5.7 magnitude earthquake strikes near Vancouver Island

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   1 day ago · A 5.7 magnitude earthquake struck near Vancouver Island on Thursday. According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the quake hit at around 9:15 a.m. along the Juan De Fuca Ridge, about 144 miles west of Tofino, British Columbia, Canada. Seismologists reported this quake happened at a depth of about 6.2 miles.

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   Could Vancouver Island be a dangerous part of the Cascadia subduction zone?

   • SUBMITTED Southern Vancouver Island could be in the most dangerous part of the Cascadia Subduction Zone, a 1,000-kilometre-long area stretching from B.C. to California prone to earthquake activity.

   South Island could be in most quake-prone part of the Pacific coast: stu…

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   Is the 'big one' coming to BC?

   • But with the last major earthquake striking the region 324 years ago, seismologists suggest coastal B.C. could be due for the next one at any time. For decades now, you've been told the 'big one' is coming and new research suggests it could be even more dramatic than expected.

   B.C.'s next massive earthquake more dramatic than first thought

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   Is a'superquake' coming to British Columbia?

   • For decades now, you’ve been told it’s coming — a devastating “superquake” along British Columbia’s south coast — and new research suggests it could be even more dramatic than expected when it does eventually hit. Scientists are getting much more detailed data about a major fault along the West Coast stretching from California to B.C.

   B.C.'s next massive earthquake more dramatic than first thought

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   Is Vancouver Island a flat-smooth fault?

   • The segment off the coast of Vancouver Island and Washington state’s Olympic Peninsula, by contrast, “is markedly flatter and smoother than segments to the south,” explained Carbotte. “And those conditions, flat-smooth fault interface, are the conditions that are associated with the most destructive earthquakes.”

   Why the ‘big one’ earthquake threat to B.C. may be bigger than previou…

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8. globalnews.ca › news › 10560238Why the ‘big one’ earthquake threat to B.C. may be bigger ...

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   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...