This Page Hyperlinked [click on] Mount Baker Stratovolcano (background) © ™ ® / Kulshan Mount Baker Stratovolcano (background) © ™ ® / Simon Fraser University (foreground) ~ Image by Stan G. Webb - In Retirement © ™ ®, An Intelligent Grandfather's Guides© ™ ® the next website to look at is New Cascadia Dawn© ™ ® - Cascadia Rising - M9 to M10+, An Intelligent Grandfather's Guide© ™ ® The next website to look at is The Man From Minto© ™ ® - A Prospector Who Knows His Rocks And Stuff© ™ ® Learn more about the Cascadia Volcanic Arc© ™ ® (Part of Pacific Ring of Fire)© ™ ® and the currently active Mount Meager Massif© ™ ®, part of the Cascadia Volcanic Arc© ™ ® [ash flow, debris flows, fumaroles, hot springs and the largest lahar (landslide) in Canada's history on , on August 6, 2010 at 3:27 a.m. PDT ( UTC -7). ], just northwest of Pemberton and Whistler, Canada ~ My personal interest in the Mount Meager Massif© ™ ® is that the last volcanic vent blew north, into the Bridge River Valley [The Bridge River Valley Community Association (BRVCA), [formerly Bridge River Valley Economic Development Society], near my hometown. I am the Man From Minto© ™ ® - A Prospector Who Knows His Rocks And Stuff© ™ ® . Of course that is also where all the gold is found. We begin to deal with BIG (MEGA) EARTHQUAKES at New Cascadia Dawn© - Cascadia Rising - M9 to M10+, An Intelligent Grandfather's Guide© ™ ® next, Mount Baker Stratovolcano (background)© ™ ® / Kulshan Stratovolcano© ™ ®, Simon Fraser University (foreground) ~ Image by Stan G. Webb - In Retirement©, An Intelligent Grandfather's Guides© ™ ® next, The Man From Minto© - A Prospector Who Knows His Rocks And Stuff©
Learn more about the Cascadia Volcanic Arc© (Part of Pacific Ring of Fire) Cascadia Volcanoes© and the currently active Mount Meager Massif©, part of the Cascadia Volcanic Arc© [ash flow, debris flows, fumaroles, hot springs and on August 6, 2010 at 3:27 a.m. PDT ( UTC -7) the largest landslide in Canadian history.], just northwest of Pemberton and Whistler, Canada ~ My personal interest in the Mount Meager Massif© ™ ® is that the last volcanic vent blew north, into the Bridge River Valley [The Bridge River Valley Community Association (BRVCA), [formerly Bridge River Valley Economic Development Society], near my hometown. I am the Man From Minto© ™ ® - A Prospector Who Knows His Rocks And Stuff© ™ ®

I experienced my first magnitude 7.0-7.5 earthquake when I was 22 months old. It almost knocked me to the ground. That 1946 Vancouver Island earthquake struck Vancouver Island on June 23, 1946 at 10:15 a.m. with a magnitude estimated at 7.0 Ms and 7.5 Mw. The main shock epicenter occurred in the Forbidden Plateau area northwest of Courtenay. While most of the large earthquakes in the Vancouver area occur at tectonic plate boundaries, the 1946 Vancouver Island earthquake was a crustal event. Shaking was felt from Portland, Oregon, to Prince Rupert, British Columbia. There were a whole series of landslides in the Forbidden Plateau area that blocked streams and rivers to create lakes. The first hikers into the area gave them great names, Landslide Lake, Rock Fall Lake, Earthquake Lake etc.; over time these natural dams were eroded to nothing, leaving nothing but fading memories of those lakes. This earthquake is Canada's largest historic onshore earthquake. Canada has only been around for 155 years Three years later, an earthquake, an M8.1, struck at 8:01 p.m. PDT on August 2, 1949 in Haida Gwaii [formerly Queen Charlotte Islands], an interplate earthquake that occurred on the ocean bottom just off the west coast of the main south island. The shock had a surface wave magnitude of 8.1 and a maximum Mercalli Intensity of VIII (Severe).
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Saturday, June 15, 2019

Mount Meager Massif©


As with Kulshan Stratovolcano© /Mount Baker Stratovolcano©, Mount Meager Massif© is related to where the westward moving North America Tectonic Plate collides with, and rises above the eastward moving Explorer and Juan de Fuca Tectonic Plates. The 7th vent of the volcano blew north, into the Bridge River Valley. The Goldbridge Golf Course is largely talus.

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The Mount Meager massif as seen from the east near Pemberton. Summits left to right are Capricorn Mountain, Mount Meager and Plinth Peak.
The Mount Meager massif is a group of volcanic peaks in the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains in southwestern British Columbia, Canada. Part of the Cascade Volcanic Arc of western North America, it is located 150 km (93 mi) north of Vancouver at the northern end of the Pemberton Valley and reaches a maximum elevation of 2,680 m (8,790 ft). The massif is capped by several eroded volcanic edifices, including lava domes, volcanic plugs and overlapping piles of lava flows; these form at least six major summits including Mount Meager which is the second highest of the massif.
The Garibaldi Volcanic Belt (GVB) has a long history of eruptions and poses a threat to the surrounding region. Any volcanic hazard ranging from landslides to eruptions could pose a significant risk to humans and wildlife. Although the massif has not erupted for more than 2,000 years, it could produce a major eruption; if this were to happen, relief efforts would be quickly organized. Teams such as the Interagency Volcanic Event Notification Plan (IVENP) are prepared to notify people threatened by volcanic eruptions in Canada.
The Mount Meager massif produced the largest volcanic eruption in Canada in the last 10,000 years. About 2,400 years ago, an explosive eruption formed a volcanic crater on its northeastern flank and sent avalanches of hot ash, rock fragments and volcanic gases down the northern flank of the volcano. Evidence for more recent volcanic activity has been documented at the volcano, such as hot springs and earthquakes. The Mount Meager massif has also been the source of several large landslides in the past, including a massive debris flow in 2010 that swept down Meager Creek and the Lillooet River.

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