Pacific Northwest at risk for a mega earthquake

Start buying property west of Kamploops,, soon it will be beach front property

This is news ?

Damn... now all you West-Coasters will start moving to Québec.

There's also a 99% chance that anyone who is reading this today, won't be around in 100 years. And I take it that 50% of the people who read this today won't be around in 50 years, and the other 50% doesnt care about what is going to happen in 50 years, because they will be old then and they can't do anything about it to prevent it anyway.

But hey, who am I

Ah no, way too hot there

Ah no, way too hot there
If the West Coast slides into the Pacific, it will be a lot wetter than it is now... and it's already pretty wet.

This is old news. Scientists have been predicting an earthquake in Vancouver for years...

http://www.canada.com/topics/news/natio ... 40&k=92513

But are you prepared??

http://www.vancouverearthquake.ca

Watched a pretty scary show on the Discovery channel about this stuff yesterday.
Seems that the "earthquake proofing" that has become the standard for buildings in earthquake zones all along the Pacific Northwest are meant for crustal earthquakes, not the subduction type that will hit the west coast.
Apparently, buildings in the 10-20 storey range are the most seriously affected while others that have parking facilites beneath them are also at great risk to collapse.
When they investigated the damage in Chile after their last big one, they discovered that it was the newest buildings built to the most recent earthquake codes that suffered the worst damage. However, part of the problem was a bad concrete mix and being VERY chintzy with the rebar for caging.
The other bad news is any cities that are built up on old lake beds will suffer serious damage.

Mexico City in 1985 showed this. After the subduction earthquake with its epicentre 600 miles from Mexico City struck, many buildings in the city were destroyed. And the vast majority were buildings in the 10-20 storey range. Mexico is also built on an ancient lake bed so the waves that rolled through the area were actually magnified by the sand. That earthquake actually caused Mexico City to shift 10 feet

Only for the women.

http://www.worldatlas.com/aatlas/infopage/tectonic.gif

That entire line along North America is overdue for mega quakes, this is hardly news.

Ooooo... a bungalo and chi chi's on the beach in Merrit!

No. God is currently smiting you with fire...

That all depends on the mortgage rates after the earthquake.

-J.

No. God is currently smiting you with fire...
Nope... it was hot here today but I stayed in the shade.

I was kinda hoping to feel the earth move but no such luck.