I'm in Victoria and woke up in the hotel during the earthquake. I really felt it and my heart was just racing.

I felt like this morning's quake was shorter in duration and not as strong as the last. I wonder where the epicenter for it was this time around. Maybe the island took the brunt of it?

Didn't wake up. I thought you can't get flood or earthquake insurance in ricemond cuz it's a flood zone

Google is showing the epicenter of this earthquake is almost immediately between Bellingham and Victoria. Also, it is a 4.5 mag quake.

So the distance is further away from Vancouver than the last one at Squamish. The magnitude is also weaker, plus there is a large enough body of water between the epicenter and Vancouver. All of those factors would have attenuated the strength of the shock by the time the shaking reaches us?

All the more reason for Richmondnites (ahem Badhobz) to move to Vancouver proper ... although I don't know if it matters much if the big one hits. Maybe if it is a 7-8 or something, Vancouver properties might be able to stand while homes in Richmond bog might be under water?

It's the frequency that I'm starting to wonder about. There was a small one near here in between the one at Sechet and today's.

The problem with Richmond is the risk of liquefaction, my understanding is it's not so much the island would sink and disappear, but rather some buildings may now be deeper than they had been, or if the foundation has uneven sinking it may now be a risk of collapse.

A quick cursory search shows East Richmond on the peat bogs to be at lower risk, where the main risks are the busiest commercial part of No3 road

https://metrovanmicromap.ca/wp-conte..._17th-WCEE.pdf

I would curious what has been done to the towers in Richmond to mitigate the risk. I assume they've gone straight down into the bedrock for the foundation.

I didn't feel shit. I found out cause of this thread lol

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Same lol.
Both times at home in bed from night shift
Last time felt like dump truck driving right next to the house, this time nothing

You can take the chinamen out of Richmond but you can’t take the Richmond out of the chinamen….. :okay:

I’ll die in Richmond with food in my mouth okay !!! Fuck your lame ass 4000sqft lots in Vancouver. That shit is gay.

Plus half you Vancouver fucks are here eating in Richmond on the weekends anyways. So likely when the big one hits you’ll die in Kirin or Sun sui wah or chef Tony.

Who's going to break it to him?

I'll be at Aberdeen, Admiralty, or Yaohan if it's food related disaster lol

Nah the bedrock is too deep, they just pack down the land with weight using those huge sand banks.

Newer single family detached homes in richmond wont be so bad in an earthquake, the code is that they have to be 300mm above water level now.

Richmond condos are built on a slab that's hollow. Kinda like a boat, really trippy going in them.

the earthquakes didnt wake me up but my neighbors 2 shitbox car alarm did.
only a couple of lego sets broke, i call it a win.

So....... About dem emergency survival kits...... Recommendations on where to buy?

I was actually looking at assembling my own. I'm sure some are commercially available but likely at a premium compared to just buying them separately?

edit: found this

https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/s...rab-and-go-bag

good info, time to get on it boys

This is a rite of passage for any 40+ year old... start searching online for disaster gear and prepping.

false. raft slabs are not hollow