QuakeTales: Real Stories, Real Insights

Watch the video and download the story below to immerse yourself in QuakeTales. These firsthand accounts provide valuable insights into the experiences of those who have faced earthquakes and tsunamis. By exploring these stories, you’ll gain a greater understanding of the importance of being prepared and the resilience needed to overcome such challenges. Let these powerful narratives guide and inspire you on your journey to earthquake and tsunami preparedness.

Also see our Quake Tale for additional Tsunami resources

#1 - Quake Tales Presents Pete Geddes

Pete Geddes shares his gripping experience with earthquakes and tsunamis. In this Quake Tales episode, Pete provides a firsthand account of the challenges he faced and the lessons he learned. Watch the video and download the story below to gain valuable insights into the importance of preparedness and resilience in the face of natural disasters.

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The Tōhoku Earthquake and Tsunami 2011

#2 - Quake Tales Presents Kanako Nemoto

"Lesson from a Disaster: Be Prepared Because You Can Do Little After an Earthquake." Interviewed and translated by Megumi Patchett

In the BC Earthquake Alliance’s second Quake Tales story, we invited Kanako Nemoto to share her story of the earthquake and the month that followed. Ms. Nemoto has lived in the Esquimalt area since 2018 and was a graduate student at the time of the Great Tōhoku Earthquake in 2011. 

The earthquake was Mw 9.1 at a depth of about 24 km (Hayes et al., 2016), and the epicentre was about 136 km from Ms. Nemoto’s location. The area of Sendai in Tohoku where Ms. Nemoto resided then experienced Continue reading

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BCEA - Kanako Nemoto