The building code in Canada is based on global earthquake ... The project will produce 29 highly detailed and region-specific maps of seismic hazards. The maps will be available to government ...

The U.S. Geological Survey's new seismic hazard maps, released this week ... over the past several thousand years. Residents of Canada are in more danger from this fault than people who live ...

Earthquakes are a serious hazard across Canada. There are about 4,000 earthquakes recorded across the country in a typical year, according to Earthquakes Canada, though only about 50 of them are ever ...

These are the most sophisticated seismic microzonation maps produced in Canada to date. The impact of these highly technical natural hazard maps is dependent on a thorough understanding from ...