Chances are, if you were in the Lower Mainland or on Vancouver Island last night, you felt the 4.3 magnitude earthquake that shook beds at around 11:40pm. The epicentre was twenty-odd kilometres northeast of Victoria, right under the Strait of Georgia. Although the quake was a relatively modest one, it has sparked renewed calls for preparation […] The post 4.3 Magnitude Earthquake Felt Across Southern B.C. appeared first on Andy Schildhorn, PREC.
Chances are, if you were in the Lower Mainland or on Vancouver Island last night, you felt the 4.3 magnitude earthquake that shook beds at around 11:40pm. The epicentre was twenty-odd kilometres northeast of Victoria, right under the Strait of Georgia. Although the quake was a relatively modest one, it has sparked renewed calls for preparation for larger earthquakes.
For more on the earthquake: http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2015/12/vancouver-earthquake/
For general information on emergency preparedness: http://www.getprepared.gc.ca/cnt/rsrcs/pblctns/yprprdnssgd/index-en.aspx
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