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Earthquake in B.C. – SFU experts available
An earthquake struck B.C.’s Sunshine Coast on Friday, Feb. 21, just before 1.30p.m. and could be felt across the Lower Mainland. The earthquake was measured by , which is considered medium strength.
SFU experts Brent Ward and John Clague can talk about the earthquake, the reason B.C. is a hotbed of seismic activity, and how a medium sized earthquake such as this one should be viewed as a wake-up call for better earthquake preparedness.
AVAILABLE SFU 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, SFU Communications & Marketing
604.368.2532 | will_henderson@sfu.ca
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