BC Quake Likely

February 4, 2007 By: Marshall Cutchin

Comparing the danger to the difference between driving in rush hour versus driving in the middle of the day, seismologists say that the is an increased likelihood that a severe earthquake could strike southwestern British Columbia in the near future. “The experts noted rumblings from deep beneath the Pacific Ocean, along Vancouver Island, which could foretell a giant quake. But they said the probability of a quake was still low.” From a Globe and Mail report.