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A magnitude 5.5 earthquake shook the ocean floor off the coast of Vancouver Island Sunday morning.
Earthquakes Canada first detected a 4.2 magnitude quake just before 3 am, and about an hour and a half later, it recorded a magnitude 5.5 earthquake. Around 8:20 am, the area also experienced a magnitude 4 earthquake.
The quake was detected just about 8 kilometres below the surface and was about 206 kilometres west of Port Hardy.
EARTHQUAKE Mag=5.2 on 17 Sep at 04:28 PDT.
Details : https://t.co/Se1ZNHgJC0
206 km W of Port Hardy, BC
— Earthquakes Canada (@CANADAquakes) September 17, 2023
Earthquakes Canada confirmed there was no damage and “none would be expected.”
There is no tsunami expected.