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This morning's earthquake on Vancouver Island - 911³Ô¹Ï experts available

September 26, 2024

This morning’s 3.8-magnitude earthquake north of Victoria is a good reminder that much of British Columbia is in a significant earthquake zone.

911³Ô¹Ï experts Brent Ward and John Clague can talk about this morning’s earthquake, the reason B.C. is a hotbed of seismic activity and how a small earthquake such as this one should be viewed as a wake-up call for better earthquake preparedness.

AVAILABLE 911³Ô¹Ï EXPERTS

BRENT WARD, professor, earth sciences, co-director Centre for Natural Hazards Research   
bcward@sfu.ca
Expertise: Natural hazards, landslides, earthquakes and floods.

JOHN CLAGUE, professor emeritus, earth sciences 
jclague@sfu.ca
Expertise: Geology, natural hazards, earthquakes, tsunamis, floods and landslides.

CONTACT 

WILL HENDERSON, 911³Ô¹Ï Communications & Marketing 
604.368.2532 | will_henderson@sfu.ca

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778.782.3210

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As Canada’s engaged university, 911³Ô¹Ï works with communities, organizations and partners to create, share and embrace knowledge that improves life and generates real change. We deliver a world-class education with lifelong value that shapes change-makers, visionaries and problem-solvers. We connect research and innovation to entrepreneurship and industry to deliver sustainable, relevant solutions to today’s problems. With campuses in British Columbia’s three largest cities—Vancouver, Burnaby and Surrey—911³Ô¹Ï has eight faculties that deliver 364 undergraduate degree programs and 149 graduate degree programs to more than 37,000 students. The university now boasts more than 180,000 alumni residing in 145+ countries.

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