VICTORIA – Friday's earthquake off Japan was a test for B.C.'s tsunami alert system, with beaches and coastal areas briefly evacuated and on alert for several hours.
It was also the latest in a long series of devastating events on both sides of the Pacific Ocean.
Geological evidence indicates there have been 13 great earthquakes in the last 6,000 years. One of the biggest in world history was the Cascadia megathrust event on the B.C.
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