Tsunami Hazard Zone (2021 model)

The City of Victoria is at risk of experiencing tsunami hazards from a number of potential sources including the Cascadia Subduction Zone, the Alaska-Aleutian Subduction Zone and local shallow crustal faults. As such, the Capital Regional District (CRD) and its project partners recognised the need for detailed inundation mapping from Tsunamis for the capital region; thereby commissioning the Capital Region Coastal Flood Inundation Mapping Project. The project team consisted of Associated Engineering (AE), DHI and Westmar Advisors. The Tsunami mapping seen here is based on 11 different tsunami sources that may cause tsunamis in our region, including, different magnitudes and sections of the Cascadia Subduction zone, Aleutian Trench, Alaska, Haida Gwaii, Devil’s Mountain Dault, and Southern Whidbey Fault. The maps created show the safe zone, where it is safe for the public to go, from all of these sources. There are other potential sources of tsunami that were not included in this modelling and mapping project. The 11 sources modelled were chosen based on likelihood of occurrence, potential impacts, and risk. Remember – the SHAKING is your warning that a tsunami may be coming. If…

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2022-03-22