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>>> A SERIES OF EARTH EARTHQUAKES ACROSS THE COAST OF
VANCOUVER ISLAND TODAY, SOME
OVER 6.0.
OVER 6.0.
OVER 6.0. >> IT'S A REMINDER OF HOW
ACTIVE THE REGION CAN BE, AND
THE IMPORTANCE OF EMERGENCY
PREPAREDNESS.
PREPAREDNESS. >> GUYS, THIS IS THE CLUSTER
FROM OF EARTHQUAKES FROM
EARLIER TODAY.
EARLIER TODAY. ALL OF THAT SHAKING, HOURS OF
ONE ANOTHER OUT AT SEA OFF THE
COAST OF VANCOUVER ISLAND.
NO REPORTS OF DAMAGE AND NO
TSUNAMI THREATS.
TSUNAMI THREATS. A MAGNITUDE 6 QUAKE, THOUGH, IS
STRONG, AND IF IT WERE NEAR A
CITY, IT COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO
BUILDINGS AND ROADS.
PEOPLE WOULD CERTAINLY FEEL
THAT.
THAT.
THAT. I
THAT. I SPOKE WITH THE DIRECTOR OF
THE PASS IFIC NORTHWEST PSYCHE
MISS NETWORK WHO SAID
EARTHQUAKES OFF THE COAST OF
VANCOUVER ISLAND ARE PRETTY
COMMON.
COMMON.
COMMON. HERE IS WHAT IT MEANS FOR US
HERE IN WASHINGTON.
>> WHILE IT'S PART OF THE SAME
PLATE SYSTEM, THIS DOESN'T GIVE
US ANY PARTICULAR CAUSE OF
UNDUE ALARM, ANY MORE THAN THE
NORMAL POSSIBILITY THAT WE
COULD HAVE AN EARTHQUAKE IN OUR
REGION.
REGION.
REGION. IT'S NOT A SIGN THAT IT'S
BUILDING UP TO SOMETHING
BIGGER.
BIGGER.
BIGGER. THAT'S NOT THE SCIENCE THAT WE
UNDERSTAND FOR HOW THESE
EARTHQUAKES WORK.
EARTHQUAKES WORK. >> THE QUAKES ARE A GOOD
REMINDER TO ASSEMBLE AN
EMERGENCY PREPARED'S KIT FOR
YOUR