B.C. early warning system in spotlight on anniversary of megathrust earthquake

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B.C.'s earthquake early warning (EEW) system is in the spotlight once again as the anniversary of a massive 9.0-maginutde megathrust earthquake arrives.

On Jan. 26, 1700, one of the largest earthquakes to ever occur in the world rumbled off the west coast of North America.

"[The earthquake] is very well documented in the oral traditions of First Nations groups from Vancouver Island down to California," said earthquake seismologist John Cassidy on Victoria radio station CFAX 1070. Each of the earthquakes occurs in a range of about 200 to 850 years, and Canada is looking at ways to prepare for future earthquakes.Canada is building about 400 EEW sensor stations across the country, including more than 100 planned for British Columbia.

 

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