British Columbia Earthquake

The area in Canada that is more likely to be affected by a major earthquake (megathrust) is the coast of British Columbia. In addition to the coast of British Columbia, the St. Lawrence, Ottawa River Valleys, and a few areas in the northern territories are likely to have earthquakes. The area in British Columbia is in danger because the border/coastline is along the mark where the Pacific, the Juan de Fuca and the North America join. The earthquake occurs when the 3 tectonic plates rub against each other. The Juan de Fuca plate is shifting east under the North America plate, a few centimeters each year. 2. People may decide to live in earthquake prone areas due to environmental, economical, and social factors. One example of a social factor

Construction workers can build earthquake resistant buildings; install devices that will prevent breakages in electrical lines and gas mains from creating fires, and by checking the capability of dams to endure earthquake forces. Earthquake resistant buildings, are durable and can withstand seismic waves, resist the effect of ground shaking, and prevent structures from collapsing (which mainly leads to death). They are built with a well foundation rooted underneath with rubber shock absorbers and concrete supported with steel. They are meant to twist and sway. We can reduce damage after the earthquake strikes by identifying landslide sites and forbidding construction in those

Fires

Have valves and water pipes that will take out fires in case of an earthquake. This will reduce the amount of property damage and possibly death.

Ground shaking-

Stay put under a large piece of furniture and holds onto something (table).

6. A) Nepal 7.8 magnitude earthquake on the 25th of April

b) After the devastating earthquake in Nepal, leaders of neighboring countries helped by supplying Nepal with necessities. For example, the prime minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina supplied a BAF Lock head C-130B aircraft which includes 10 tons ofrelief materials, tents, dry food, water and blankets and a team of 34 individuals consisting of 6 military medical teams and representatives of the Foreign Ministry. Furthermore, numerous non- profit, tax exempt, charities also help after earthquakes. The Red Cross, Islamic Relief Canada, MSF, and NGO (nongovernmental organizations) are examples.

The Affected City or Cities: Sindhupalchok, Kathmandu, Bhaktapur The Country: Nepal

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