with the shocking events in Japan, concerns have been raised about what might happen here, as Vancouver sits on the opposite side of the infamous Ring of Fire, and is also subject to the effects of tectonic turmoil...building codes, with earthquakes in mind, are stricter nowadays, but will be tested as experts are again warning that a large seismic event is inevitable sometime in the next 200 years...certainly the danger has been high-lighted once more after the tragedy that has devastated the Japanese people