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March 6, 2020
Montreal Seismic Hazard

Earthquakes on the East Coast? Yes, they’re real.

Montreal experienced a 3.3 Magnitude earthquake today (March 6th 2020). The earthquake was strong enough to wake up some residents, but not enough to cause any […]
August 7, 2018
earthquakes Indonesia 2018 Lombok

Lombok, Bali Indonesia Struck by 2 Major Earthquakes in a Week

Indonesia’s Pulau Lombok island has been hit with two major earthquakes with magnitudes of 6.4 and 6.9 within roughly a week (July 28th to August 5th, […]
September 21, 2017
Mexico collapsing building

Humbled by Mexico’s Earthquakes, a Canadian perspective

What are the odds that on your way to an earthquake conference you’ll experience a major earthquake? En route to the XXI Mexican National Congress in […]
December 4, 2016
Earthquake Homeless

Homeless After an Earthquake?

Following the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, more than 200,000 people were killed, about as many were injured and more than 1.5 Million people were displaced. Even […]
October 2, 2016
Aerial view San Andreas Fault

Seismic Activity Along San Andreas Fault, Pending Doom? Maybe Not.

An earthquake warning has been issued by the USGS for California following an earthquake swarm in the Salton Sea just along the southern segment of the […]
September 5, 2016
Fracking Induced Earthquakes

Man-made Earthquakes? Aren’t the natural ones enough?

We understand the raw power of an earthquake and what nature can do. That an earthquake is a force of nature, usually unpredictable and always a […]
August 16, 2016
Japan Earthquake damage

Buildings Vs. Earthquakes

We created Quaketek in response to a growing problem, we are experiencing more earthquakes. Now, this isn’t to say that that there are more earthquakes (although fracking can […]