I moved to Vancouver Island a few years ago and have only recently found out that we are overdue for a massive earthquake of around a 9 magnitude. I’ve also realized that I have no clue what actually occurs during a massive earthquake. I know the ground shakes with smaller ones, but does it break open with big ones? Do people fall into holes in the ground? I guess I’m really asking what danger will I be in other than buildings collapsing if I’m in them?
Because apparently this earthquake will kill most of my city, but how would the earthquake kill any of us aside from buildings pancaking us?
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Easy there tiger, MAG 9 earthquakes are about as rare as they come and only arise once or twice every hundred years worldwide. Could it happen? Yup, but I would not lose sleep over it. The last major event @ VI was in the very early 18th century.
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