NRCan EEWS Project

Final Report Synthesis: Addressing Misconceptions Around Magnitude and Intensity to Inform Earthquake Early Warning Alerting Stragegies

This document synthesizes research within a historical, linguistic, socio-cultural context to develop understandings of earthquake intensity and magnitude to better inform the public about Natual Resources Canada's forthcoming earthquake early warning system (EEWS).

Project Proposal: Addressing Misconceptions Around Magnitude and Intensity to Inform Earthquake Early Warning Alerting Stragegies

This is a project proposal to understand how the Canadian population understand earthquake magnitude and intensity. The project incorporates three strategies: historical, linguistic, and socio-cultural, to come to these understandings.