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Vancouver earthquake scenario predicts up to 10,000 casualties

CBCnews   03 September 2015   Canada   Vancouver  

Roughly 10,000 people in the Lower Mainland might die if a shallow earthquake struck directly beneath the city of Vancouver — that's the projection from a worst-case scenario in the provincial government's Earthquake Immediate Response Plan.

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Based on the province's worst-case scenario, a shallow 7.3 magnitude earthquake in Vancouver could cause up to 10,000 deaths and destroy 12 per cent of buildings. (Getty Images)
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