As the West Coast fretted over dwindling supplies and a highway closure blocking delivery trucks from coming in, an earthquake hit near Ucluelet.
B次元官网网址淢y wife Barb felt a tremor through her whole body, and I felt a shake in the house that I thought was maybe somebody blasting or an explosion,B次元官网网址� Ucluelet resident Lance Cole told the Westerly B次元官网网址.
The roughly 4.8 magnitude quake hit Ucluelet at 1:35 p.m. on Jan. 24, according to Earthquakes Canada.
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Eugene Stewart Jr. told the Westerly the shaking he felt was intense and all the pictures and window blinds in his Ty-Histanis home began vibrating.
B次元官网网址淚 got up, looked outside, didnB次元官网网址檛 see any big dump trucks going by, that was my first thought,B次元官网网址� he said, adding he looked online and discovered it had, in fact, been an earthquake. B次元官网网址淚t said it was a 4.5 off Ucluelet and I was like, B次元官网网址楳an, that was intense for a 4.5.B次元官网网址� I wonder what a bigger one is gonna be like.B次元官网网址�
Ucluelet mayor Mayco Noel said he did not feel the quake, but received an immediate call from the districtB次元官网网址檚 Chief Administrative Officer Mark Boysen advising him it had occurred.
B次元官网网址淭he first sentence that came out of both our lips when we talked, with the highway being down, was B次元官网网址楻eally? Is this happening?B次元官网网址� We were already dealing with one situation that we seemed to be navigating through, so this was a second one,B次元官网网址� he said. B次元官网网址淭here was no tsunami report, so we were able to, with confidence, know that everything was fine.B次元官网网址�
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He added that the Ucluelet Community Centre and connecting ChildrenB次元官网网址檚 Centre evacuated to high ground.
B次元官网网址淭hey all hiked up to the BMX track immediately. There was a lot of people that felt it and rather than waiting for information, they just headed for high ground and thatB次元官网网址檚 the right thing to do; donB次元官网网址檛 wait for information, get to high ground,B次元官网网址� he said adding it was fortunately a sunny day at the time for kids to enjoy.
B次元官网网址淭hey were all at the BMX track burning off some energy while the instructors were probably quite stressed out. Thankfully there was no aftermath.B次元官网网址�
UclueletB次元官网网址檚 fire chief Rick Geddes oversees the communityB次元官网网址檚 emergency management program and told the Westerly he also did not feel the quake, but he heard about it and hopes it reminds residents to be prepared.
B次元官网网址淲eB次元官网网址檙e at quite a significant risk compared to other places in the world,B次元官网网址� he said. B次元官网网址淭he big thing is knowing what to do and having a grab and go kit ready, whether itB次元官网网址檚 an earthquake or a tsunami, being prepared if we have an extended power outage as a result or the road is destroyed. Be prepared to be self sufficient for up to 72 hours.B次元官网网址�
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Noel agreed.
B次元官网网址淲e have to realize that we are always at risk of natural disasters or highway closures. When someone says, B次元官网网址楤e prepared for 72 hours,B次元官网网址� that means exactly that: be prepared. I hope that out of the highway [closure] and that little teaser earthquake that people think about that,B次元官网网址� he said.
B次元官网网址淲hat are you going to do for your source of heat? What are you going to do for your groceries? What are you going to do with your neighbours? Are you looking after somebody elderly that you may know? Just really be community minded.B次元官网网址�
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