government risk analysis that foresees more than 3,400 fatalities and more than 10,000 injuries on the day of the main shock. "After the earthquake, thousands more are killed or injured by triggered hazards, such as the tsunami, aftershocks and fires," it reads. The report says the losses would exceed the combined impacts from all disasters experienced in B.C. The report says the last comparable earthquake in the region happened in 1700. The report pegs the likelihood of such an extreme event between two to 10 per cent within the next 30 years.

Source: CBC News December 30, 2025 14:22 UTC