Hah, that's a yawner here in earthquake country.yikes
4.8 Sechelt, bc epicentre.
Not huge, but my first and things were wobbly.
Talk of the Big One gets brought up quite often. The amazing thing here is that within the time it took me to google Earthquake, the data was the first result. I was impressed.Possibly the most dangerous earthquake zone in North America (along with the southern San Andreas fault).
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'The difference between alarming and catastrophic': Cascadia megafault has 1 especially deadly section, new map reveals
The Cascadia subduction zone is more complex than researchers previously knew. The new finding could help scientists better understand the risk from future earthquakes.www.livescience.com
Vancouver is very much also earthquake country. In fact, the last big one in the Cascadia subduction zone was an estimated ~ M9.0 . In contrast, the southern San Andreas probably maxes out at M8.0, BUT it would transmit so much energy westward into highly populated greater L.A. that it could devastate the area.Hah, that's a yawner here in earthquake country.
Tell me about it. I’m on the coast…at maybe 15’ elevation…tsunami central.I'mma need y'all to keep that shit down up there, we've got our hands full with other things, no time for an earthquake. kthxbai
I read that in around 1700 there was a cascadia earthquake that caused tsunami in Japan.Vancouver is very much also earthquake country. In fact, the last big one in the Cascadia subduction zone was an estimated ~ M9.0 . In contrast, the southern San Andreas probably maxes out at M8.0, BUT it would transmit so much energy westward into highly populated greater L.A. that it could devastate the area.