Quiescent British Columbia fault capable of producing large earthquakes

Tuesday, October 23, 2018 - 09:20 in Earth & Climate

A Canadian fault scientists thought was inactive may actually be capable of producing large-magnitude earthquakes, a new study finds. The results suggest residents of British Columbia on Canada's west coast have a higher risk of experiencing a damaging earthquake than previously thought, according to the study's authors.

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