[Harvey Specter]

Whoa, felt in Vancouver. Anyone else?

[Gumby]

Yup! Felt like a massive truck just drove past.

[Harvey Specter]

Yup! Felt like a massive truck just drove past.

Yup, felt the violent jolt.

[quasi]

100% felt it my monitors were moving, I went downstairs to ask my wife and she was like huh?

[Manic!]

Whole house was shaking. Had an emergency alert on my phone. Everyone get it.

Magnitude 4.8 earthquake
Affected countries: United States and Canada
27 km from Sechelt, BC · 1:26 p.m.

[Badhobz]

Im glad my buddy guy mansion didn’t collapse.

[JDMDreams]

Yes I heard a bump and thought someone kicked my chair, crashed a car.

[StylinRed]

It lasted pretty long but wasn't the worst shaking experienced before

Didn't get an alert though, maybe only people on the island did

[spoon.ek9]

felt it here at work. most of us did, some had no idea lol.

[Traum]

For me it felt pretty brief. At most a 2 - 3 second affair. There was also a low but loud rumble that happened along with the shake, and that was a little surprising.

Back in the day when I was in an apartment at Port Moody close to the Moody Station, trains run throughout the day, and the whole apartment would shake / vibrate until the train has passed. Both the noise and the shaking would be bigger than what I have just felt today.

[Badhobz]

Omg those old China fucks are right !!!!! This is why you don’t buy in Richmond !!!!!! (Flee’s in a panic)

[Acura604]

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[tegra7]

Fuck i always miss them. Im either sleeping or driving.

[trollface]

Thought Badhobz fell over.

[pastarocket]

Two earthquakes according to an alert app:


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https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20250221/98e30369f59f401cc092d48e76eb0a73.jpg


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[unit]

i was talking to my neighbour in their shop and felt it. i definitely thought it was a weird feeling but i chalked it up to it being some of their machinery running or maybe a big truck as gumby said. i felt like a side to side rhythm for a few seconds

[CivicBlues]

Phone alert comes AFTER the shaking stops? You had one job. ONE Job!

[Badhobz]

WARNING! WARNING !!! earthquake over.

[BIC_BAWS]

For me it felt pretty brief. At most a 2 - 3 second affair. There was also a low but loud rumble that happened along with the shake, and that was a little surprising.

Back in the day when I was in an apartment at Port Moody close to the Moody Station, trains run throughout the day, and the whole apartment would shake / vibrate until the train has passed. Both the noise and the shaking would be bigger than what I have just felt today.

This as well for me in Delta (and also buddy guy shack.. well reno so i guess the white people roots are solid). It was very brief, I felt the vibration but I heard the rumbling much more. Similar to a train, plane, or big truck type of feeling.

Also my lights are flickering inb4 my power goes out

Phone alert comes AFTER the shaking stops? You had one job. ONE Job!

A lot of Telus users, myself included, didn't get an alert LOL

[N.V.M.]

this is a thread?

[BIC_BAWS]

this is a thread?

There's two threads about this actually...

[Qmx323]

Was taking a shit, thought I was gonna shit my intestines out

[GS8]

I flew back to Vancouver last night for this???

https://i.imgur.com/ciANp52.jpeg

[Dbone]

I can see Sechelt across the straight from my house. I just heard a fast moving rumble and then a bang. I really thought it was an explosion or something until my phone told me otherwise.

[yray]

maybe theres a volcano in tetrahedron park

[BIC_BAWS]

I flew back to Vancouver last night for this???

https://i.imgur.com/ciANp52.jpeg

So mexican again tonight?

[GS8]

So mexican again tonight?

I'm down for another earthquake

:fuckyea:

[MG1]

I was in Metrotown Superstore when I got texts from my kids. Didn't feel a thing............. Two separate ones? That's not a good sign. Need one more for the trifecta..........

[RevYouUp]

I felt my booty jiggle at Coquitlam center

[teggy604]

The question is how many Vancouverites are prepared? Or are we all relying on the gov't to send us aid... lol.

[supafamous]

I was in Metrotown Superstore when I got texts from my kids. Didn't feel a thing............. Two separate ones? That's not a good sign. Need one more for the trifecta..........

My wife was also at Metrotown Superstore when it went down and she didn't feel a thing. I was at home on the couch and it was decently strong - a very deep rumble from deep in the ground kind of thing - stronger than any truck driving by and enough for me to get to my feet to see if anything was happening to the other houses.

[Klondike]

The question is how many Vancouverites are prepared? Or are we all relying on the gov't to send us aid... lol.

Definitely the latter :lol. Our family's earthquake kit has canned food from when Gordon Campbell was premier. :heckno:

Good opportunity to check stock and rotate old canned food. Costco's website has the Ecoflow battery generator with solar panel.


Felt like a truck passing by my window or a very strong wind. Flip coworker was like "meh, just an earthquake. Felt like a 5."

[EvoFire]

We asian, we have enough rice to last for months. Plus we have a gas range so food is the least of our worries. If we were to have a big one now, heating is probably the bigger concern.

[Mikoyan]

In office day for me today, got some shaking and swaying on the 4th floor of our building. Thought it was the dude in the cubicle across from me "shaking leg." Our floors are hollow for cabling, so you can feel that a couple workstations over.

[N.V.M.]

nothing here. (Isla Mujeres).

[supafamous]

We asian, we have enough rice to last for months. Plus we have a gas range so food is the least of our worries. If we were to have a big one now, heating is probably the bigger concern.

I'm assuming the gas lines are dead when the big one hits but I have lots of charcoal, propane, wood pellets, and firewood to last me a month or so.

I need more water though - I have maybe 10L lying around. My studio has a 40 gallon hot water tank that I could probably repurpose but that's it.

[EvoFire]

I'm assuming the gas lines are dead when the big one hits but I have lots of charcoal, propane, wood pellets, and firewood to last me a month or so.

I need more water though - I have maybe 10L lying around. My studio has a 40 gallon hot water tank that I could probably repurpose but that's it.

Hmm good point on the gas lines.

I have my BBQ with a full tank? :badpokerface:

Between the random bottled drinks and bottled water we have about 25 litres

[MG1]

god bless..........

[danned]

made in canada earthquake

[danned]

https://img.wattpad.com/cover/133402591-288-k485986.jpg

[winson604]

Missed it i was up at Grouse when it happened but it would have been the 3rd time I felt one had i been home. Good reminder anyway to have your emergency preparedness stuff ready.

[dark0821]

wait, did everyone get an alert~~

fook, I am gonna die

[trollface]

Your alert was the violent shaking

[Hehe]

Sorry guys, that was me farting.

[teggy604]

It really makes me wonder how newer generation of kids will survive without internet if the big one hits.

[whitev70r]

uh, not really getting you. If a big earthquake hits, you'd be up the creek as well because most likely, our electrical grid would go down and if you were at work, separated from your family (say), you wouldn't be able to call them with towers down, servers down. With no power, you couldn't even pump gas (unless they have backup power) but then, the credit card gadget would prob be down. Traffic lights down ... and if it happened at night, city would go dark. It'd be pretty serious.

what would kids on internet have anything to do with this? I would think anyone would have enough safety things to be concerned about.

[RevYouUp]

I wonder how earthquake proof our buildings truly are. I don’t see why builders would be ethical and build up to standard if the big one hits like 100 years from now.

[pastarocket]

I also wonder how earthquake proof our road infrastructure is in the Lower Mainland.

We have many bridges on our roadways. I drive to downtown Vancouver for work three times a week. -gotta drive on the Dunsmuir and Georgia viaducts.

The worst case scenario, knock on wood that it doesn't happen, is for someone to be driving on those viaducts or any bridge when a big earthquake hits the Lower Mainland.

Knight street bridge, Oak Street Bridge, Iron Workers Memorial bridge, Lions Gate, Burrard, Cambie, Granville, Port Mann, Alex Fraser etc.

I mean, I see homeless people camp out between the viaducts for shelter. Those viaducts are useful in that sense. Earthquakes are a completely different scenario for those structures.

[whitev70r]

I guess if homes are built today, they have to be earthquake proof to 2025 standards. But yah, in 100 yrs time, who knows what the standards are ... and it's not as if you and I will be around.

Yah, if you're on the road and it's the big one ... just hope you kissed and hugged your wife & kids on the way out. The thought of you (at work or going to work) making it (alive) and separated from family and not being able to reach them is the high anxiety part for me.

[teggy604]

I also wonder how earthquake proof our road infrastructure is in the Lower Mainland.

We have many bridges on our roadways. I drive to downtown Vancouver for work three times a week. -gotta drive on the Dunsmuir and Georgia viaducts.

The worst case scenario, knock on wood that it doesn't happen, is for someone to be driving on those viaducts or any bridge when a big earthquake hits the Lower Mainland.

Knight street bridge, Oak Street Bridge, Iron Workers Memorial bridge, Lions Gate, Burrard, Cambie, Granville, Port Mann, Alex Fraser etc.

I mean, I see homeless people camp out between the viaducts for shelter. Those viaducts are useful in that sense. Earthquakes are a completely different scenario for those structures.


If the big one hits, its going to be 9.0+ probably. And 9.0 shaking for "X" amount of minutes. YVR will probably be useless. Only airport will be Abby. Bridges down means no aid for awhile.

[EvoFire]

The Port Mann should be able to withstand the big one since it was built in the last decade. They'll most likely close it for inspections but I don't see it being destroyed.

The Massey tunnel seems to be earthquake resistant as well upon cursory research.

The Lions Gate was upgrade as well.

They'll all be closed to the public upon a major earthquake, regardless if they are damaged or not as they would be part of the emergency response routes.

Most of GVRD wouldn't be cut off. There would be limits on how and where to travel but it's not so doom and gloom.

[Traum]

I thought one of the reasons the "Messy Tunnel" needed to be replaced was because it wouldn't stand up to current seismic requirements?

We should be within a 500 year window of having that Big One hit us here at the West Coast. I just hope I'll be dead before it hits... :badpokerface:

[supafamous]

My very, very limited understanding is that most buildings and structures built in the last 20-30 years can withstand (doesn't mean it won't be severely damaged though) an 8 earthquake but nothing is designed to withstand a 9 which is 32 times more powerful than an 8.

There's only been 11 earthquakes that have been 8 or higher since 1929 so fingers crossed.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lists_of_earthquakes#Deadliest_earthquakes_by_year _since_1929
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richter_scale

[Hehe]

The scary thing about quakes in lower mainland is that many homes are not insured against it.

When I bought my house and I was shopping around for home insurance, one of the items was earthquake, and it wasn't exactly cheap. So I asked the broker about it, and he said most choose to opt out of it as it's quite expensive (understandable given our geolocation and it's meant to cover any earthquake related damages including structural damages, which is big $$$).

I decided to opt in just for a peace of mind, but out of curiosity, I asked that when he said "most", what's like? He replied that only about 10-15% of his clients would opt in.

Thus, what I fear the most is not really about the earthquake itself but the aftermath.

[EvoFire]

I have earthquake, shit probably adds like a $1k to my premiums.

[yray]

well... can you afford the deductible if the big one hits :troll:

[noclue]

The scary thing about quakes in lower mainland is that many homes are not insured against it.

When I bought my house and I was shopping around for home insurance, one of the items was earthquake, and it wasn't exactly cheap. So I asked the broker about it, and he said most choose to opt out of it as it's quite expensive (understandable given our geolocation and it's meant to cover any earthquake related damages including structural damages, which is big $$$).

I decided to opt in just for a peace of mind, but out of curiosity, I asked that when he said "most", what's like? He replied that only about 10-15% of his clients would opt in.

Thus, what I fear the most is not really about the earthquake itself but the aftermath.

Earthquake insurance or not, there wont be enough trades to rebuild your house for 5+ years. I'm curious how fast they'll rebuild the pacific palisades down in LA.

[GLOW]

the deductible will be cheaper than cost to do it on your own without
i don't know the state of the aftermath, but it'll be 1 less thing to worry about hopefully

[Traum]

$1k for the earthquake premium sounds about right. It was $800+ for me when I added it to my home insurance a few years ago, and I'm sure it has gotten more expensive now.

I am not surprised by the low uptake of the earthquake insurance either. For many people, I'm sure the risks of having an earthquake here in Vancouver ranks pretty low. As far back as I can remember from 30+ years ago of attending elementary school here, we've been told there would be a Big One hitting the N.American West Coast, including one right here in Vancouver. And the frequency of these things ranges from once in 200+ to 800 years. We are already in the "any time now" range, but the window of it actually occuring is still some 500 years wide. And $1k/yr is not exactly a small amount.

[nabs]

I just gave a presentation at work... Be prepared! Everyone's first reaction was to go on their phones and post, or asking around if it was real or not. We should be more prepared. Good resources in the link below.

https://www.shakeoutbc.ca/

[blkgsr]

my cousin is in the industry, always told me to get the coverage so i do.

[RevYouUp]

I just gave a presentation at work... Be prepared! Everyone's first reaction was to go on their phones and post, or asking around if it was real or not. We should be more prepared. Good resources in the link below.

https://www.shakeoutbc.ca/

Not looking good, myself included. I was at a restaurant when the 5.0 hit and everyone just sat there like it was not serious.

[Hehe]

The thing that convinced me to get the coverage is not that when the big one hits.

But rather about quakes that are shallow enough to move earth under us, it could break the house's foundation even though the house is relatively intact.

My house sits on a hill and when I did the inspection, my inspector (a very thorough and anal guy about every little detail) told me for sure he'd recommend coverage against quakes. He doesn't suspect any problem with the foundation, at least he couldn't find any. But the risk for me is higher during a quake when the underneath earth starts to move. And even a slight shift could require major work on the foundation. There are areas in the lower mainland that basically sits on a rock (I can't remember a few areas that he told me about), those are areas that he doesn't worry too much and would recommend against spending money on quake insurance.

Thus, for anyone who has a house in a similar situation than I do, where you don't sit on a perfectly-wide flat solid land, the quake protection is recommended.

[whitev70r]

oh damn ...another 4.6 ...this one I felt! From Washington area, Bellingham? Anacrtes.

[Badhobz]

I fell down again

[N.V.M.]

it's coming.

[Manic!]

I fell down again

You need to get life alert.

[Dbone]

I always just figured that if there was "the big one" that we are due for, the insurance companies would just all declare they are bankrupt and leave us high and dry (or several feet underwater if you're in Richmond).

[whitev70r]

apparently, you can complete this for whoever studies and researched this. But the one just now isn't listed yet.

https://www.earthquakescanada.nrcan.gc.ca/dyfi-lavr/form-en.php

[Badhobz]

My buddy guy McMansion survived another one. That’s 2 for 2 !!!

[whitev70r]

Three little pigs say the third time won't go so well. It's time to move to higher ground.

[Badhobz]

Three little pigs say the third time won't go so well. It's time to move to higher ground.

you calling me a pig!?!??! I GOT A BRICK HOUSE BITCH!!!! (bricks from India) and you're not recalling the fairy tale correctly. the 3rd time's the charm where the big bad face troll was unable to blow the house down cuz us pigs reinforced it with $$$$. FAT PIGS are loaded okay?

[68style]

You could just move to Calgary, problem solved.

[spoon.ek9]

You could just move to Calgary, problem solved.

technically, I could too. But being in Alberta has it's own cons :pokerface:

I definitely need to update and upgrade my preparedness kit, it's been too long.

[whitev70r]

On the third time, the house that was built with straw & sticks (buddy house builder) collapsed when the big bad wolf came to blow it down.

Come over the Fraser river where the real ballers live. Richmond is for Mainland peasants & HK'ers running away from big bad China influence who still like to be associated with a white man mayor leading them.

Whereas ballers in YVR like Chinamen SIM leader. :suspicious: Irony.

[bcrdukes]

I'm in Victoria and woke up in the hotel during the earthquake. I really felt it and my heart was just racing.

[spoon.ek9]

I felt like this morning's quake was shorter in duration and not as strong as the last. I wonder where the epicenter for it was this time around. Maybe the island took the brunt of it?

[JDMDreams]

Didn't wake up. I thought you can't get flood or earthquake insurance in ricemond cuz it's a flood zone

[Traum]

I felt like this morning's quake was shorter in duration and not as strong as the last. I wonder where the epicenter for it was this time around. Maybe the island took the brunt of it?
Google is showing the epicenter of this earthquake is almost immediately between Bellingham and Victoria. Also, it is a 4.5 mag quake.

So the distance is further away from Vancouver than the last one at Squamish. The magnitude is also weaker, plus there is a large enough body of water between the epicenter and Vancouver. All of those factors would have attenuated the strength of the shock by the time the shaking reaches us?

[whitev70r]

Didn't wake up. I thought you can't get flood or earthquake insurance in ricemond cuz it's a flood zone

All the more reason for Richmondnites (ahem Badhobz) to move to Vancouver proper ... although I don't know if it matters much if the big one hits. Maybe if it is a 7-8 or something, Vancouver properties might be able to stand while homes in Richmond bog might be under water?

It's the frequency that I'm starting to wonder about. There was a small one near here in between the one at Sechet and today's.

[EvoFire]

All the more reason for Richmondnites (ahem Badhobz) to move to Vancouver proper ... although I don't know if it matters much if the big one hits. Maybe if it is a 7-8 or something, Vancouver properties might be able to stand while homes in Richmond bog might be under water?

The problem with Richmond is the risk of liquefaction, my understanding is it's not so much the island would sink and disappear, but rather some buildings may now be deeper than they had been, or if the foundation has uneven sinking it may now be a risk of collapse.

A quick cursory search shows East Richmond on the peat bogs to be at lower risk, where the main risks are the busiest commercial part of No3 road

https://metrovanmicromap.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/r21_Javanbakht-et-al_Liquefaction-hazard-mapping-in-Richmond-BC_17th-WCEE.pdf

I would curious what has been done to the towers in Richmond to mitigate the risk. I assume they've gone straight down into the bedrock for the foundation.

[BIC_BAWS]

I didn't feel shit. I found out cause of this thread lol

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[coneZONE]

Same lol.
Both times at home in bed from night shift
Last time felt like dump truck driving right next to the house, this time nothing

[Badhobz]

You can take the chinamen out of Richmond but you can’t take the Richmond out of the chinamen….. :okay:

I’ll die in Richmond with food in my mouth okay !!! Fuck your lame ass 4000sqft lots in Vancouver. That shit is gay.

Plus half you Vancouver fucks are here eating in Richmond on the weekends anyways. So likely when the big one hits you’ll die in Kirin or Sun sui wah or chef Tony.

[CivicBlues]

Kirin or Sun sui wah or chef Tony.

Who's going to break it to him?

[spoon.ek9]

I'll be at Aberdeen, Admiralty, or Yaohan if it's food related disaster lol

[noclue]

The problem with Richmond is the risk of liquefaction, my understanding is it's not so much the island would sink and disappear, but rather some buildings may now be deeper than they had been, or if the foundation has uneven sinking it may now be a risk of collapse.

A quick cursory search shows East Richmond on the peat bogs to be at lower risk, where the main risks are the busiest commercial part of No3 road

https://metrovanmicromap.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/r21_Javanbakht-et-al_Liquefaction-hazard-mapping-in-Richmond-BC_17th-WCEE.pdf

I would curious what has been done to the towers in Richmond to mitigate the risk. I assume they've gone straight down into the bedrock for the foundation.

Nah the bedrock is too deep, they just pack down the land with weight using those huge sand banks.

Newer single family detached homes in richmond wont be so bad in an earthquake, the code is that they have to be 300mm above water level now.

[yray]

Richmond condos are built on a slab that's hollow. Kinda like a boat, really trippy going in them.

[red kryptonite]

the earthquakes didnt wake me up but my neighbors 2 shitbox car alarm did.
only a couple of lego sets broke, i call it a win.

[SSM_DC5]

So....... About dem emergency survival kits...... Recommendations on where to buy?

[spoon.ek9]

I was actually looking at assembling my own. I'm sure some are commercially available but likely at a premium compared to just buying them separately?

edit: found this

https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/safety/emergency-management/preparedbc/build-an-emergency-kit-and-grab-and-go-bag

good info, time to get on it boys

[68style]

This is a rite of passage for any 40+ year old... start searching online for disaster gear and prepping.

[blkgsr]

Richmond condos are built on a slab that's hollow. Kinda like a boat, really trippy going in them.

false. raft slabs are not hollow