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Shake things up and get prepared: Earthquake simulator touring Quebec

About 450 earthquakes are recorded in Canada every year, and there's a risk of a strong one striking Quebec.

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The Insurance Bureau of Canada is crisscrossing Quebec with an earthquake simulator to give citizens a sense of what it’s like to live through a tremblor.

The bureau will deploy its Shakezone portable earthquake simulator in Quebec City, Laval, Gatineau and Montreal at a variety of festivals and events until June 10. The simulator allows users to experience what it’s like to be in a magnitude 7 earthquake for 30 seconds. The goal is to help Quebecers prepare for an eventual earthquake, particularly by learning what actions to take.

Tips include keeping at least a quarter tank of gas in the car at all times, keeping a flashlight and pair of shoes by every bed in the house, and practicing steps to follow with family members in the event of a quake. Each year in Canada, about 450 earthquakes are recorded, and the probability that a strong earthquake will strike Quebec exists.

The Shakezone will be at the firefighters festival next weekend, and at the MURAL Festival in Montreal on June 10.

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