 Cause of the Richmond, Vancouver Earthquake?, Anyone know the details? |
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 Apr 17 2006, 12:26 PM
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Moving Target  Group: Members Posts: 681 Joined: 28-February 06 From: UK Member No.: 8,319  |
Pursuing this little aside from another thread, does anyone know the story (& references) behind the earthquake that is supposed to have wiped out the Richmond area of Greater Vancouver in 2059? All I know of it is from the Sixth World wiki, in which there are two references, this being the biggest:
What happened there, and in what book(s)? |
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Apr 17 2006, 02:31 PM
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Moving Target Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 453 Joined: 15-August 02 From: Kansas City, MO Member No.: 3,116 |
I don't know the details.
*** COUGH *** BUMP *** COUGH *** =) |
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Apr 17 2006, 07:08 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 681 Joined: 28-February 06 From: UK Member No.: 8,319 |
Someone must know! Dranem hinted that he did. And surely Ancient History knows everything!
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Apr 19 2006, 11:19 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 681 Joined: 28-February 06 From: UK Member No.: 8,319 |
*** COUGH *** BUMP *** COUGH *** ;)
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Apr 19 2006, 11:24 AM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,283 Joined: 17-May 05 Member No.: 7,398 |
Maybe it had something to do with a particular volcano exploding? Maybe a particular Ghost Dance? Maybe even a Great one. :P
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Apr 19 2006, 11:41 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 681 Joined: 28-February 06 From: UK Member No.: 8,319 |
Mount Rainier did its dirty to the Payullup area south of Seattle. Vancouver is a fair way north of Seattle. Also the GGD was in 2017, while the Richmond earthquake was in 2059.
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Apr 19 2006, 01:36 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,283 Joined: 17-May 05 Member No.: 7,398 |
Maybe it was a slightly-less-Great Ghost Dance. :P
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Apr 19 2006, 01:40 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 681 Joined: 28-February 06 From: UK Member No.: 8,319 |
Hmm... possibly? :) Is this a guess or do you know something?
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Apr 19 2006, 01:40 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,000 Joined: 17-November 05 From: Halifax, Canada Member No.: 7,975 |
I need to dig through my novels... the reference that I know of about the Richmond quake came from the book "Tails You Lose". Once I can find it I'll dig whatever references I can.
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Apr 19 2006, 01:41 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 681 Joined: 28-February 06 From: UK Member No.: 8,319 |
Bless you sir.
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Apr 19 2006, 01:52 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,283 Joined: 17-May 05 Member No.: 7,398 |
A guess. It wouldn't surprise me if it was the result of Lung's magical tinkerings with the Ring of Fire, though. |
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Apr 19 2006, 02:02 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 681 Joined: 28-February 06 From: UK Member No.: 8,319 |
Thought all that wasn't until 2061.
Oooh juicy though. Didn't know anything about Lung's involvement with that. Tell me more! EDIT: that is- anything juicy that isn't already in the SW wiki. If you have time! |
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Apr 19 2006, 02:03 PM
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Dragon Group: Members Posts: 4,718 Joined: 14-September 02 Member No.: 3,263 |
Or it could have just been the natural devestating earthquake that is due to hit the area. A number of years back sedimentary evidence was found that about 400 years across the straight on Vancouver Island the coast dropped over a 1m down. It is belived that particular event created a tsunami wave on the westward side of V. Island with a crest at least as high if not higher than the one that wiped out all those people two Christmas' back.
Richmond and Surrey are sitting a river delta that is a bowl full of jello waiting to happen when, not if, another earthquake of that magnitude hits. And it is estimated that sucker is due any time now. |
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Apr 19 2006, 02:05 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 681 Joined: 28-February 06 From: UK Member No.: 8,319 |
Good stuff. Cheers Blakkie. Of course it was said to be an earthquake of magical origin, which implies tinkering of something by someone for some reason.
EDIT: well, not good for Richmond obviously. :( |
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Apr 19 2006, 06:58 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 207 Joined: 3-November 05 From: KCMO Member No.: 7,922 |
Heh. Yeah, just like New Madrid...and I'm not holding my breath for that one either.... |
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Apr 19 2006, 10:47 PM
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Dragon Group: Members Posts: 4,718 Joined: 14-September 02 Member No.: 3,263 |
Not quite the same. Vancouver Island is basically a mountian that is still rising, and quite fast in geological terms. Working off it's current rising rate it has more than enough pent up stress for a similar sized event. New Madrid is still fairly early on because it's only been about 200 years so best guess is that anything that'll happen in your lifetime will be fairly tame. RS 7 or less. Of course holding your breath for either is likely a bad idea since we are talking decades or even perhaps a century or more. :) But the SR canon quake leveling Richmond is still 50 years out. On the magical triggering it does allow for such a devistating quake with relatively smaller amounts of energy because it just needs enough to trip off the pent up potential. |
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Apr 19 2006, 11:04 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 681 Joined: 28-February 06 From: UK Member No.: 8,319 |
Yeah good reasons for it to be vulnerable. But even if how is answered, the biggest question remains... why? |
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Apr 19 2006, 11:11 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 371 Joined: 10-January 06 From: Regina Member No.: 8,145 |
(Posting referencing DotSW) Lung's tinerking with the "Dragon Lines" of the Ring of Fire is actually a stabilizing effect. Ryumyo is actually the one who is screwing up the Ring of Fire. He is "sucking" power out of the Dragon Lines for some unknown purpose, but as he is doing so he is making things worse. The differing influences on the Dragon Lines was shown during YotC when the Ring of Fire erupting totally smacking all of the Japanese-controlled areas (where Ryumyo had his influence) while China, which is part of the "ring of fire", escaping with only minor damage because of Lung's work. |
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Apr 19 2006, 11:46 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 160 Joined: 16-August 03 Member No.: 5,501 |
its simply amazing what people will do to improve the view from thier property.
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Apr 26 2006, 09:41 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 681 Joined: 28-February 06 From: UK Member No.: 8,319 |
Did you get to look into this, Dranem?
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Apr 26 2006, 02:43 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,002 Joined: 22-April 06 From: Canada Member No.: 8,494 |
what about the tensions between the Salish-Shidhe and Tsimshan. I could see the conflict going to the point of enviromental terrorism. Maybe that is why they invaded.
:S |
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Apr 27 2006, 12:30 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 681 Joined: 28-February 06 From: UK Member No.: 8,319 |
Yeah I thought that was a possibility too. But what it most sounds like to me is some secret magical research facility in Richmond going whoomph because of some shadowrunners. I don't know why that's my instinctive guess- maybe something to do with that fact that, according to SWW, the earthquake only affected Richmond and no adjacent area (what, not even a bit?).
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Apr 27 2006, 12:53 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,000 Joined: 17-November 05 From: Halifax, Canada Member No.: 7,975 |
I'm sorry I haven't had a chance to look into this, I've been plagued with a kidney stone the past few weeks, and haven't been doing much housework or digging around in book boxes. |
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Apr 27 2006, 01:02 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 681 Joined: 28-February 06 From: UK Member No.: 8,319 |
Oh I'm sorry to hear that. Hope you're on the road to recovery.
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Apr 27 2006, 04:34 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 207 Joined: 3-November 05 From: KCMO Member No.: 7,922 |
Wow. That sucks. I hope you feel better soon, D.
...and from the voice of experience, water. Gallons & gallons of water. Oh, and vicodin. :grinbig: |
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