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Originally Posted by Igottago
Yeah from what I've heard pretty much the entire west coast (US & Canada) is on a major fault line. Vancouver is pretty much guaranteed to have a "big one" -- in fact I saw a news report last month saying the region is due for it. People here seem a little unprepared. I suppose there's not much you can really do about it. Gotta live your life.
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From what I read, the Vancouver area typically gets a massive earthquake roughly every 500-1000 years. The last one was around 600 years ago, so anywhere in the next 400 years is likely. In geological terms, that is not long, but in human terms, I wouldn't base any decisions that effect me in my lifetime on a devastating earthquake hitting there.