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Personal Preparedness Drop, Cover and Hold Before During After Earthquake Preparedness Are you Ready? Assessing Personal Earthquake Risk Earthquake Information Current Earthquake Activity Geological Survey of Canada USGS Worldwide Earthquake Activity in Last Seven Days USGS World's Most Recent Quake Map Sidney B.C. Pacific Geoscience Centre High Risk Seismic Zone Map Click here >> Photos of Earthquake Damage Click here >> Pacific Ocean Plate Tectonics Diagrams Pacific Ocean rim, referred to as the "Ring of Fire"   Click here >> Cascadia Subduction Zone, off the west coast of North America   Click here >> Animated Educational Material   PBS Online (Note: You will need the free Flash plug-in to view these animations) Earthquake and Tsunami Smart Manual Earthquakes are common in B.C. and more than 1,200 are recorded each year. Most are too small to be felt, but an earthquake capable of causing structural damage is expected to occur about once every ten years. Tsunamis can be associated with earthquakes. Damaging tsunamis are a rare, but serious event. Find out what you can do now to make sure you and your family are prepared.... Read more>> • Top   • Copyright   • Disclaimer   • Privacy • Feedback