Experts say that a quake with a magnitude of 7.3 could prove catastrophic, resulting in as many as 10,000 deaths, while some buildings would collapse, the Vancouver Observer reports.
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Vancouver’s transit authority briefly shut down some of its Skytrain routes, to make sure there was no damage to elevated tracks. Such a quake is capable of causing minor damage.
Police on Vancouver Island and along the coast report high call volumes following the natural disaster, but no reports of damage.
Still, people took to social media in the aftermath to share their experience.
Tuesday’s early-morning quake was followed by several three-point aftershocks all Tuesday afternoon and evening.
Quake experiences can instead be registered through the Earthquakes Canada website. “We gain more insight into what happened and what may happen in the future”, she said.
Aftershocks in that quake were felt from one end of Vancouver Island to the other and parts of Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley.
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Some residents say it felt like a rumbling semi-truck after an quake shook an inland area of southern California Tuesday night.
