IMAGE - 3,288 m (10,786 ft) Mt. Baker Stratovolcano (Kulshan), 108 km east of Vancouver, Canada, 18 km south of the Canada / United States border. The United States Geological Service ranks it a VERY HIGH RISK...SMALL earthquake - 2015 Report Natural Resources Canada & District North Vancouver ~ a 30% chance of a M7.3 in Salish Sea bringing down 839 buildings...BIG earthquake - a M8.8 – M9.2 ~ repeatedly 41 times in the past 10,000 years.
TEDxmTalks Published on Jul 5, 2016 Originally hailing from Palo Alto, Chris married a Salem girl and is currently
Professor of Marine Geology at Oregon State University. His dad worked for NASA; so growing up in a house filled with stuff from the early probes like Voyager, Ranger, Surveyor, etc. made interest in earth sciences a natural progression. He is also into windsurfing, ocean sailing, and aerobatic flying. Dr. Chris Goldfinger is a marine geologist and geophysicist whose focus is on great earthquakes and the structure of subduction zones around the world. He is experienced using deep submersibles, multi-beam and side scan sonar, seismic reflection, and other marine geophysical tools all over the world. Recently, Chris was in the national spotlight after being featured in Kathryn Schulz’s article in The New Yorker, “The Really Big One.” His extensive research on the Cascadia subduction zone yielded an earthquake record extending through the Holocene epoch helping to develop a model of segmentation and earthquake recurrence.
Conclusion: our area is overdue for a major earthquake. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx
This movie [University of California,
Santa Cruz] shows a physics-based computer simulation of the
tsunami expected from the next Cascadia Earthquake. The last large
Cascadia earthquake happened in January, 1700. It is thought that the
fault is getting toward the final stages in the earthquake cycle and
could break again at any time. The simulation suggests runups of as
much as 10 meters could hit most adjacent shores within 30 minutes.
ShakeOut Day is Set for 10:20 AM local time on Thursday,
October 20, 2016
If you have
never registered for the British Columbia ShakeOut, please use their
form.
If you have previously
registered for the British Columbia ShakeOut, please login to your
ShakeOut profile using the form on the right.
If someone else has
registered your organization in the past, but you will be the
registrant this year, please create a new registration using the
form on the left.
If your organization will participate in two or more ShakeOut
regions, e-mail info@shakeoutbc.ca
for registration assistance.
If you had previously
registered for the British Columbia ShakeOut, please login to your
ShakeOut profile using the form on the right.
If someone else has
registered your organization in the past, but you will be the
registrant this year, please create a new registration using the
form on the left.
If your organization will participate in two or more ShakeOut
regions, e-mail info@shakeoutbc.ca
for registration assistance.
In
the earthquake and tsunami drills for this year, the registered
participants in British Columbia, to date is
796,000, (as of 8:05AM PST, local time October 20, 2016). In the earthquake and tsunami drills in 2015 British
Columbia had a participation rate of 777,000, so this is an increase of 19,000 (2.4 %).
ShakeOut Day is Set for 10:20 AM local time on Thursday,
October 20, 2016
Be Tsunami Smart – (they put this file into a .pdf format
rather than HTML) .pdf - Portable Document Format, as far as I know, .pdf usually requires that you have an additional .pdf reader program on your computer. If I am wrong about that, I am certain someone will let me know in the comments below. If I stand corrected on this, I will humbly apologize. Try mine:
B.C.'s coastal communities have been divided into five
"notification
zones" (PDF, 6.6MB). Without stating or naming the zones? What zone are you in?
.................... Original Release Date - September 19, 2016
News provided by Great
ShakeOut Earthquake Drills International ShakeOut Day is Set for 10:20 AM local time,
October 20, 2016
The (US) Nation Prepares in
September and Gets Ready to ShakeOut
Commit to practicing Drop, Cover, and
Hold On for one minute no matter where you are.
Organizations also need to prepare in advance for potential
earthquake damage. For those in charge of organizations,
ResilientWorkplace.org
houses several resources for developing a strong business continuity
plan, preventing local, state (and/or provincial), and national
economies from grinding to a halt due to a disaster. Great ShakeOut Earthquake Drills are an annual opportunity
for people in homes, schools, and organizations to practice what to
do during earthquakes, and to improve preparedness.
[http://shakeout.org/] International
ShakeOut Day is Set for 10:20 AM Local Time on Thursday, October 20,
2016.
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 19, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Great
ShakeOut Earthquake Drills encourage everyone to come
together and take action now to improve how well they can respond to
the next disaster. National Preparedness Month this September
can serve as a lead-up to the International ShakeOut Day, which is
always on the third Thursday of October (this year: 10/20,
though any earthquake drill held throughout the year can count as
participation). Participation in ShakeOut is a commitment to
practicing Drop, Cover, and Hold On for one minute no matter where
you are. All participants are encouraged to register
at ShakeOut.org so
they can be listed and counted in their community. Last year, over
43.5 million people around the world participated in Great
ShakeOut Earthquake Drills. National
Preparedness Month is an opportune time for individuals,
families, schools, colleges, businesses, houses of worship, and
other sectors to prepare to survive and recover from the disasters in
our future. The recent, devastating floods in Louisiana;
wildfires in California; significant earthquakes in Oklahoma; and
storms and tornadoes throughout the Midwest and South are
reminders that we live on a dynamic planet. Yet, disasters do not
have to be catastrophes: we're all in this together.
"Earthquakes can happen at any time of the day and during any
season," FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate said. "We
all should know what to do before, during, and after an
earthquake, regardless of where we live. This year's Great
ShakeOut drill offers an important opportunity to practice
preparedness, and we encourage communities across the nation to join
in so we're ready when disaster strikes."
The U.S. Geological Survey estimates that one in two Americans are
exposed to potentially damaging shaking where they live. In the
1994 magnitude 6.7 Northridge earthquake, most injuries were caused
by people stepping on fallen or broken objects that were not
properly secured. During the month of September, ShakeOut
participants can follow the "Seven Steps to Earthquake
Safety" (EarthquakeCountry.org/sevensteps)
to secure heavy furniture and valuables; retrofit their property;
consider earthquake insurance; organize disaster supplies; and
develop a plan to communicate with family, friends, neighbors, and
co-workers. ShakeOut organizers encourage these steps as a way to
expand beyond the base commitment of holding a Drop, Cover, and
Hold On drill, so that participants can be as best prepared for
earthquakes as possible.
Organizations also need to prepare in advance for potential
earthquake damage. For those in charge of
organizations, ResilientWorkplace.org houses
several resources for developing a strong business continuity plan,
preventing local, state, and national economies from grinding to
a halt due to a disaster. International ShakeOut Day on October 20 is
an opportunity to put plans to the test by practicing Drop,
Cover, and Hold On and drilling other aspects of continuity plans.
"Social science research shows that when people see others
taking action, they are more likely to take action too,"
says Mark Benthien, Outreach Director for the Southern
California Earthquake Center. "National Preparedness Month
and Great ShakeOut Earthquake Drills are ways for all
Americans to come together, inspire action, and improve resilience."
Participants register and find resources for their drills at
ShakeOut.org,
a website managed by the Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC)
at the University of Southern California. With funding from the
National Science Foundation and United States Geological Survey, SCEC
coordinates earth science research at more than 60 universities. With
additional funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency,
SCEC's Communication, Education, and Outreach program coordinates
Great ShakeOut Earthquake Drills globally along with regional leaders
worldwide, which includes nearly every U.S. state and territory.
Contact: Jason Ballmann
Southern California Earthquake
Center
213.740.1560 | ballmann@usc.edu
SOURCE Great ShakeOut Earthquake Drills
