System could give coastal communities several minutes of warning of a mega-thrust earthquake that results in major shaking and damage
An earthquake early-warning system that will send alerts to cellphones and emergency broadcast systems is expected to be in place on Vancouver Island and in the rest of the province by early next year.
Bird said several dozen sensors are being installed around the Island and in the capital region. About 100 sensors will cover the B.C. coast and Lower Mainland, with the system expected to go live in early 2024. Early earthquake warning alerts will be sent to the public through national alerting systems similar to an Amber Alert, said Bird.
Mega-thrust earthquakes happen in subduction zones where one tectonic plate is thrust under another, which is the case on the West Coast on the Cascadia subduction zone.
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