5.8 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Of Canada's Vancouver Island
A 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck off Canada's Pacific coast west of Vancouver Island early Thursday, said the U.S. Geological Survey.
The epicenter of the quake was located to be about 95 miles west-southwest of Port Hardy, and about 293 miles west-northwest of Vancouver, at a depth of 6.2 miles, the agency said.
Canadian authorities said that the quake struck too far off land to cause any damages or causalities, and added that it was the latest in a series of 15 coastal tremors since Monday.
"These earthquakes are too far offshore to be felt on land and too small to generate a tsunami," Natural Resources Canada said.
Source : RTT News
