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Originally Posted by urban rednek
Was there any speculation as to whether or not the entire North American Plate is moving the same way? Or is Vancouver Island twisting independent of the North American Plate? That would indicate an unknown fault line on the west coast; which could be a serious problem for the inner coastal region.
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Faults are fairly well understood in BC. Recent learnings also get factored in.
https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/geology-faults
Plate tectonics drive BC quakes although there are volcanos in BC as well.
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