Damage photographs from the M7.3 Vancouver Island Earthquake of 1946

Structural Damage

• Port Alberni B.C., Damage to the Bank of Montreal (30K)
• Port Alberni B.C., Chimney rotation (21K)
• Comox B.C., House foundation failure (20K)
• Courtenay B.C., Masonry failure of Post Office (36K)
• Courtenay B.C., Chimney collapse through roof of Elementary School (22K)
• Courtenay B.C., Damage to interior of Elementary School (18K)

Soil Failure/Landslides

• North of Campbell River B.C., Soil failure on the Kelsey Bay Highway (22K)

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