Watch 4.8 Tofino quake unfold on BC’s Early Warning System

Tuesday, March 31, 2015 | By Lindsay Cashin

Watch the Earthquake Early Warning System at work! This video, narrated by Civil Engineering Research Associate Dr. Kent Johansen, shows how a recent magnitude 4.8 Tofino earthquake propagated through the area from Powell River to Chilliwack. Developed under the lead of Dr. Carlos Ventura, the Earthquake Early Warning System was fully deployed in southwestern BC in September 2014.