UBC experts on Alaska earthquake, tsunami
A tsunami warning for coastal B.C. has been cancelled following a magnitude 7.9 earthquake in Alaska.
UBC experts are available to comment:
Susan Allen
Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences
Email: sallen@eoas.ubc.ca
- Tsunamis
- Ocean currents, ocean tides, Strait of Georgia oceanography
Michael Bostock
Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences
Tel: 604.730.8307 / 604.822.2082
Email: mbostock@eos.ubc.ca
- Earthquakes, structure of the Canadian upper mantle
- Geology and earthquakes
Sander Calisal
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Tel: 778.302.1011
Email: sander.calisal@gmail.com
- Safety of small craft and shipping vessels in an earthquake or tsunami
Brett Gilley
Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences
Tel: 604.827.1572
Email: bgilley@eoas.ubc.ca
- Natural disasters: earthquakes and tsunamis
Kent Johansen
Earthquake Engineering Research Facility
Tel: 604.568.0257
Email: kent@extrasensory.ca
- Earthquake early warning systems
Ryan Reynolds
School of Community and Regional Planning
Cell: 604.396.2979
Email: ryan.reynolds@ubc.ca
- Emergency preparedness and evacuation modelling
