Magnitude 4.7 earthquake detected off the coast of Vancouver Island
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake was detected off the west coast of Vancouver Island this morning.
According to the United States Geological Survey, the tremor hit at 10:38 a.m. PST and had an epicentre 176 kilometres southwest of Port Hardy – near the border of the Explorer and Juan de Fuca plates. It had a depth of 20 kilometres.
No damage can be expected given the location, and a tsunamis warning was not declared.
Thousands of small earthquakes hit B.C. every year, but only a small fraction have a magnitude of 4.0 or greater.
Source: http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2016/03/magnitude-4-7-earthquake-detected-off-the-coast-of-vancouver-island/
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