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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.

Â鶹ÊÓƵexperts 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 Â鶹ÊÓƵEXPERTS

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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