EARTH SCIENCE
EARTHQUAKES
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Question
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East coast of Canada (The maritime provinces)
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West Coast of Canada (Vancouver/Victoria, British Columbia)
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The Arctic ocean (Nunavut)
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The Great Lakes of Canada
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Detailed explanation-1: -The west coast of Canada is particularly vulnerable to earthquake-induced tsunamis due to the presence of both nearby and distant subduction source zones at the margin of the Pacific basin.
Detailed explanation-2: -The coast of British Columbia is at the highest risk of tsunamis in Canada but tsunamis can occur on any coastal area.
Detailed explanation-3: -A study by the SFU Centre for Natural Hazard Research found that North and West Vancouver are at low risk for a tsunami.
Detailed explanation-4: -Victoria is at risk of experiencing tsunami hazards from a number of potential sources including the Cascadia Subduction Zone, the Alaska-Aleutian Subduction Zone and local shallow crustal faults.
Detailed explanation-5: -While rare, a tsunami along BC’s coast is a real threat. British Columbia’s coast is a geologically active area, where two massive tectonic plates come together.