Earthquake in B.C. – SFU experts available

An earthquake struck B.C.’s Sunshine Coast on Friday, Feb. 21, just before 1.30p.m. and could be felt across the Lower Mainland. The earthquake was measured by Earthquakes Canada at 5.1 magnitude, which is considered medium strength.

SFU experts Brent Ward and John Clague can talk about the earthquake, the reason B.C. is a hotbed of seismic activity, and how a medium sized earthquake such as this one should be viewed as a wake-up call for better earthquake preparedness.

AVAILABLE SFU EXPERTS

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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