Please download this PDF and post it in your, home, work place, and school. To learn more about the 2016 Great British Columbia ShakeOut follow @ShakeOutBC on Twitter.
Don’t forget to sign up and join CECA an thousands of others as we practice Drop Cover & Hold On on October 20, 2016
Please join us in using this week as a reminder to be prepared. The wildfire season has come with a vengeance and many communities have had to implement mandatory evacuations, as well as shelter-in-place advisories. Are you ready?
Here are some resources that you can use to plan for your family safety:
https://twitter.com/Get_Prepared
Wildfire Information
http://bcwildfire.ca/situation/
http://wildfire.alberta.ca/wildfire-status/default.aspx
Earthquake Information
http://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/safety/emergency-preparedness-response-recovery/preparedbc/know-the-risks/earthquakes
http://earthquakescanada.nrcan.gc.ca/index-en.php
ShakeOut_BC_TipsforSaferSurroundings
If you felt last night’s quake please go to: Natural Resources Canada and fill out their questionnaire. This information will help plan for future earthquakes.
The Canadian agency said there were no reports of damage, adding that none would be expected.
| Preliminary Earthquake Report | |
| Magnitude | 6.2 |
| Date-Time |
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| Location | 61.953N 151.785W |
| Depth | 102 km |
| Distances |
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| Location Uncertainty | Horizontal: 0.3 km; Vertical 0.4 km |
| Parameters | Nph = 141; Dmin = 14.1 km; Rmss = 0.95 seconds; Gp = 21° Version = 2 |
| Event ID | ak 11401855 ***This event supersedes event USb000sfz7. |
For updates, maps, and technical information, see: Event Page or USGS Earthquake Hazards Program
Alaska Earthquake Information Center
Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska Fairbanks
| Magnitude | 4.4 |
| Date-Time |
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| Location | 50.667N 129.927W |
| Depth | 10 km |
| Distances |
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| Location Uncertainty | Horizontal: 0.0 km; Vertical 2.0 km |
| Parameters | Nph = 83; Dmin = 211.2 km; Rmss = 1.10 seconds; Gp = 170° Version = |
| Event ID | us b000sb4f |
For updates, maps, and technical information, see: Event Page or USGS Earthquake Hazards Program
National Earthquake Information Center
U.S. Geological Survey
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/
From the Times Colonist
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Earthquakes continue to rumble the Pacific Northwest coast Sunday, after a strong earthquake near Haida Gwaii set off tsunami warnings as far south as Victoria and Hawaii.
A 3.9-magnitude earthquake shook Los Angeles this morning around 8:24 a.m., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. A 5.1-magnitude earthquake hit 97-kilometres south of Sandspit at 9:17 a.m and a second one hit at 11:54 a.m. This time it was magnitude 6.4. There are no tsunami alerts issued.
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| Magnitude | 6.3 Mwp |
| Date-Time |
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| Location | 52.633N 132.701W |
| Depth | 8 km |
| Distances |
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| Location Uncertainty | Horizontal: 18.4 km; Vertical 6.5 km |
| Parameters | Nph = 281; Dmin = 317.3 km; Rmss = 1.32 seconds; Gp = 84° M-type = Mwp; Version = 8 |
| Event ID | us b000dg06 |
For updates, maps, and technical information, see:
Event Page
or
USGS Earthquake Hazards Program
National Earthquake Information Center
U.S. Geological Survey
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/
| Magnitude | 6.2 Mwp |
| Date-Time |
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| Location | 24.835N 110.152W |
| Depth | 10 km |
| Distances |
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| Location Uncertainty | Horizontal: 13.7 km; Vertical 1.9 km |
| Parameters | Nph = 441; Dmin = 470.7 km; Rmss = 1.12 seconds; Gp = 69° M-type = Mwp; Version = A |
| Event ID | us c000cw0l |
For updates, maps, and technical information, see:
Event Page
or
USGS Earthquake Hazards Program
National Earthquake Information Center
U.S. Geological Survey
http://neic.usgs.gov/
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