Grants and Contributions:

Title:

"Investigation into misconceptions around magnitude and intensity to inform earthquake early warning alerting strategies"

Agreement Number:

GC-130178S

Agreement Value:

$371,625.00

Agreement Date:

Mar 23, 2022 - May 31, 2024

Description:

UC will conduct research into people's understanding of the concepts of earthquake magnitude and earthquake intensity and developing educational strategies within the context of alerts sent via the nation's earthquake early warning system

Organization:

Natural Resources Canada

Expected Results:

"The Project will improve public understanding of and response to EEW systems through innovative research and development, resulting in: • Knowledge of how the concepts of earthquake magnitude and intensity are understood by the public • A historical case study that will highlight the development and especially the meanings of earthquake magnitude and intensity for educational use • Development of evidence-based practices to inform alerting strategies for the general public, and to provide early interventions in schools and university-based curriculum, addressing the notions of earthquake magnitude and intensity and how to react in the case of an EEW alert"

Location:

CALGARY, Alberta, CA T2N 1N4

Reference Number:

115-2021-2022-Q4-12270

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Type:

Academia

Additional Information:

Grant or contribution awarded and spanning more than one fiscal year.

Recipient's Legal Name:

THE GOVERNORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY

Program:

Earthquake Early Warning

Program Purpose:

To develop a broader based and more robust national earthquake early warning system which incentivizes multiple stakeholders to provide early warning coverage over maximum areas of high seismic risk beyond the federally critical infrastructure covered by the core early warning system.