As the West Coast fretted over dwindling supplies and a highway closure blocking delivery trucks from coming in, an earthquake hit near Ucluelet.
91裸聊视频淢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,91裸聊视频� 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.
91裸聊视频淚 got up, looked outside, didn91裸聊视频檛 see any big dump trucks going by, that was my first thought,91裸聊视频� he said, adding he looked online and discovered it had, in fact, been an earthquake. 91裸聊视频淚t said it was a 4.5 off Ucluelet and I was like, 91裸聊视频楳an, that was intense for a 4.5.91裸聊视频� I wonder what a bigger one is gonna be like.91裸聊视频�
Ucluelet mayor Mayco Noel said he did not feel the quake, but received an immediate call from the district91裸聊视频檚 Chief Administrative Officer Mark Boysen advising him it had occurred.
91裸聊视频淭he first sentence that came out of both our lips when we talked, with the highway being down, was 91裸聊视频楻eally? Is this happening?91裸聊视频� We were already dealing with one situation that we seemed to be navigating through, so this was a second one,91裸聊视频� he said. 91裸聊视频淭here was no tsunami report, so we were able to, with confidence, know that everything was fine.91裸聊视频�
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He added that the Ucluelet Community Centre and connecting Children91裸聊视频檚 Centre evacuated to high ground.
91裸聊视频淭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 that91裸聊视频檚 the right thing to do; don91裸聊视频檛 wait for information, get to high ground,91裸聊视频� he said adding it was fortunately a sunny day at the time for kids to enjoy.
91裸聊视频淭hey were all at the BMX track burning off some energy while the instructors were probably quite stressed out. Thankfully there was no aftermath.91裸聊视频�
Ucluelet91裸聊视频檚 fire chief Rick Geddes oversees the community91裸聊视频檚 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.
91裸聊视频淲e91裸聊视频檙e at quite a significant risk compared to other places in the world,91裸聊视频� he said. 91裸聊视频淭he big thing is knowing what to do and having a grab and go kit ready, whether it91裸聊视频檚 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.91裸聊视频�
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Noel agreed.
91裸聊视频淲e have to realize that we are always at risk of natural disasters or highway closures. When someone says, 91裸聊视频楤e prepared for 72 hours,91裸聊视频� that means exactly that: be prepared. I hope that out of the highway [closure] and that little teaser earthquake that people think about that,91裸聊视频� he said.
91裸聊视频淲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.91裸聊视频�
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