Umm, as someone living in Vancouver a wee disappointed with the short change in the article given to the threat in the Pacific Northwest.

That's because your problem isn't really a problem. Just get the folks in Olympia & Victoria to pass a new "earthquake tax" on gasoline and red meat and use the proceeds to fund a minority-rodent-impact study. Problem solved!

Is this real? I mean, just check the plate movement rates on Google Earth. How could there NOT be earthquakes, major earthquakes, in these areas.