Fraser Valley – Over 867,000 people signed up for the Great BC ShakeOut earthquake drill in 2025. The next drill will take place on October 15th at 10:15a.m. Please remember to renew your sign up now. at: https://www.shakeoutbc.ca/.
By signing up. You will receive important emergency preparedness information to help prepare your household, community, and organization and for your drill.
While potential earthquake hazards depend on your location, everywhere in British Columbia is considered at high risk in relation to the rest of Canada. For example, on January 26, 1700, a magnitude 9 earthquake (similar to the 2011 Tohoku earthquake off the coast of Japan) shook the entire province as well as Washington, Oregon, and California, and generated a massive tsunami.
BC Earthquake Alliance acknowledge that the BC Earthquake Alliance operates on the ancestral territories of Indigenous Peoples across British Columbia. They are grateful to the Indigenous people who have cared for these lands since time immemorial.
For more information and to sign up, please visit their events calendar: https://bcearthquakealliance.ca/events/
