Earthquakes in British ColumbiaBritish Columbia experiences an earthquake every day, but only
a small number of these quakes are noticeable and even fewer result in damage.
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| View of landslide on Mount Colonel Foster triggered by
the June 23, 1946 Vancouver Island earthquake (photo courtesy of the Geological Survey of
Canada). |
Several major earthquakes have hit B.C. in the last 100 years and
there is a very good chance we will experience large earthquakes in the future. We live in
a high-risk zone because of the geological processes that take place within the crust of
the Earth in B.C. Plates in the Earth's surface shift to
produce earthquakes and the science of geology can help determine which ground types will
be most affected by a quake. An important step in ensuring your own safety is to
understand the answers to the following questions:
Note:
Certain terms used in these pages may be unfamiliar to the non-geologist. They have
been hyperlinked to a glossary where a short definition can be
found.
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Earthquakes in British Columbia was originally produced as
Information Circular 1991-6 by the BC Geological Survey of the B.C. Ministry of
Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, in cooperation with the B.C. Ministry of Environment, the B.C.
Provincial Emergency Program and with the assistance of the Geological Survey of Canada.
It has been amended and updated in this WWW version. |
Copies are available from:
Publications Office
BC Geological Survey
Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources
P.O. Box 9333. Stn Prov Gov't
Victoria, B.C.
V8W 9N3
This page was updated:
March 08, 2006. |
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