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#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.
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
In the BC Earthquake Alliance’s third Quake Tales story, we invited Sarah Barr to share her experiences during the Christchurch earthquakes of 2010 and 2011. Ms. Barr, a North Vancouver resident and mother of two young children, lived in Christchurch, New Zealand, when the earthquakes struck five months apart.
The first earthquake occurred on September 4, 2010, beginning with a magnitude 5.7 foreshock at 4:35 a.m., followed shortly by a magnitude 7.1 earthquake centred near Darfield, west of Christchurch. A second major earthquake struck on February 22, 2011, measuring magnitude 6.3 and causing widespread devastation and the loss of 185 lives. Through her story, Ms. Barr reflects on protecting her children during the shaking, witnessing impacts such as liquefaction Continue reading
In the BC Earthquake Alliance’s third Quake Tales story, Part Two continues Sarah Barr’s account of the February 22, 2011 Christchurch earthquake and the challenges that followed. The magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck at lunchtime, causing widespread destruction across Christchurch and Lyttelton, collapsing already weakened buildings and resulting in the loss of 185 lives. Liquefaction, power failures, damaged infrastructure, and disrupted water systems created difficult living conditions for many families in the weeks that followed.
Through her story, Ms. Barr reflects on how lessons learned from the first earthquake helped her family respond more effectively during the second. She describes managing limited supplies, adapting to prolonged water outages, and Continue reading