As the West Coast fretted over dwindling supplies and a highway closure blocking delivery trucks from coming in, an earthquake hit near Ucluelet.
害羞草研究所淢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,害羞草研究所� Ucluelet resident Lance Cole told the Westerly News.
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.
害羞草研究所淚 got up, looked outside, didn害羞草研究所檛 see any big dump trucks going by, that was my first thought,害羞草研究所� he said, adding he looked online and discovered it had, in fact, been an earthquake. 害羞草研究所淚t said it was a 4.5 off Ucluelet and I was like, 害羞草研究所楳an, that was intense for a 4.5.害羞草研究所� I wonder what a bigger one is gonna be like.害羞草研究所�
Ucluelet mayor Mayco Noel said he did not feel the quake, but received an immediate call from the district害羞草研究所檚 Chief Administrative Officer Mark Boysen advising him it had occurred.
害羞草研究所淭he first sentence that came out of both our lips when we talked, with the highway being down, was 害羞草研究所楻eally? Is this happening?害羞草研究所� We were already dealing with one situation that we seemed to be navigating through, so this was a second one,害羞草研究所� he said. 害羞草研究所淭here was no tsunami report, so we were able to, with confidence, know that everything was fine.害羞草研究所�
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He added that the Ucluelet Community Centre and connecting Children害羞草研究所檚 Centre evacuated to high ground.
害羞草研究所淭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 that害羞草研究所檚 the right thing to do; don害羞草研究所檛 wait for information, get to high ground,害羞草研究所� he said adding it was fortunately a sunny day at the time for kids to enjoy.
害羞草研究所淭hey were all at the BMX track burning off some energy while the instructors were probably quite stressed out. Thankfully there was no aftermath.害羞草研究所�
Ucluelet害羞草研究所檚 fire chief Rick Geddes oversees the community害羞草研究所檚 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.
害羞草研究所淲e害羞草研究所檙e at quite a significant risk compared to other places in the world,害羞草研究所� he said. 害羞草研究所淭he big thing is knowing what to do and having a grab and go kit ready, whether it害羞草研究所檚 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.害羞草研究所�
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Noel agreed.
害羞草研究所淲e have to realize that we are always at risk of natural disasters or highway closures. When someone says, 害羞草研究所楤e prepared for 72 hours,害羞草研究所� that means exactly that: be prepared. I hope that out of the highway [closure] and that little teaser earthquake that people think about that,害羞草研究所� he said.
害羞草研究所淲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.害羞草研究所�
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