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4 Earthquakes Recorded Off Vancouver Island
Four earthquakes were recorded in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Vancouver Island Monday. No damages or tsunamis were expected.
VANCOUVER, B.C. — Four earthquakes were recorded in the Pacific Ocean, a few dozen miles off Canada's Vancouver Island Monday. The tremors, ranging in strength between magnitude 5.1 and magnitude 6, struck over four hours, beginning at 8:44 a.m.
CBC News reports no damage was reported or expected, and no tsunami warnings have been issued. Earthquakes Canada said it was unlikely any of Monday's quakes were felt on land. According to the CBC, the region is an active seismic zone, with multiple earthquakes above magnitude 5 reported annually.
View more information about Monday's earthquakes on the Earthquakes Canada website.
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Four earthquakes reported Monday
Mag 6.0
12:56 p.m.
186 km W of Port Alice
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Mag 5.8
11:49 a.m.
178 km W of Port Hardy
Mag 5.6
11:13 a.m.
185 km W of Port Alice
Mag 5.1
8:44 a.m.
162 km W of Port Hardy
Another magnitude 6 earthquake occurred off the coast of Vancouver Island at 12:56 p.m. Learn more about the earthquake risk in King County and how you can prepare. https://t.co/Obn38tFEDq#KingCountyReady https://t.co/dlx1R1Cz7m
— King County, WA (@KingCountyWA) December 23, 2019
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