'Existential threat': How a big earthquake would devastate Vancouver
3 days ago · Photo by Jason Payne / PNG. A major earthquake would be devastating and deadly for Vancouver, according to the latest in a long line of warning reports. Back to video. The computer modelling in a ...
Report outlines impact earthquake could have on Vancouver
6 days ago · Last Updated November 7, 2024 10:44 pm. A new report from the City of Vancouver and Natural Resources Canada has outlined how a 7.2-magnitude earthquake could impact Vancouver, and it highlights six neighborhoods in high-risk areas. In the report, Vancouver’s West End, Yaletown, the Downtown Eastside, Kitsilano, Fairview, and Mount Pleasant ...
Inside the water tunnel being built deep under Metro Vancouver …
1 day ago · A media tour of the Annacis Water Supply Tunnel project under the Fraser River, which will increase earthquake resliency and capacity in our drinking water supply system, in New Westminster, B.C ...
Billions in damage, thousands of injuries: Report maps out Vancouver …
6 days ago · A severe earthquake could also cause 1,350 severe injuries and fatalities, it found. Story continues below advertisement Vancouver City Councillor Pete Fry described the report’s contents as ...
Here's what a 7.2-magnitude earthquake would do to Vancouver
Nov 7, 2024 · A new city report that examined what a 7.2-magnitude earthquake could do to Vancouver concluded that up to 1,350 people would die or suffer severe injuries and nearly 6,100 privately owned buildings would be heavily damaged. The report prepared by Micah Hilt of the City of Vancouver and Dr. Tiegan E. Hobbs of Natural Resources Canada said such ...
New report outlines what a major earthquake could do to Vancouver
5 days ago · Those could be some of the effects of a magnitude 7.2 earthquake in Vancouver, according to a new report scheduled to be discussed with the city council on November 12. Other findings from the report suggest a magnitude 7.2 earthquake could lead to: Approximately 1,350 casualties. Significant damage to 6,100 private buildings.
New report outlines impact a large earthquake could have on Vancouver
6 days ago · A new report from the City of Vancouver and Natural Resources Canada has outlined how a 7.2-magnitude earthquake could impact Vancouver. It highlights six neighborhoods that are in high-risk areas. ... Listen to NewsRadio Vancouver live anytime and get up-to-the-minute breaking-news alerts, traffic, weather and video from CityNews Vancouver ...
6.4M quake that struck off B.C. is part of recent 'swarm': agency
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.4 struck off the coast of Vancouver Island on Thursday morning, part of an ongoing "swarm" of quakes being detected off the British Columbia...
B.C.'s next massive earthquake more dramatic than first ...
Jun 11, 2024 · 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...
6.4 magnitude earthquake recorded amid swarm off Vancouver …
Jul 11, 2024 · Officials are closely watching an earthquake swarm off the coast of Vancouver Island, where a 6.4 magnitude earthquake was recorded on Thursday.