After Tuesday’s 4.6 magnitude earthquake, no tsunami is predicted.
Earthquakes Canada reports that the shaking was detected at 5.29 AM PT, and no damage was reported.
It was located approximately 210 km west of Port Hardy (B.C.), near the northern tip on Vancouver Island. It was measured to a depth 10 km.
After a 4.8-magnitude earthquake on Nov. 26, and a 4.0-magnitude quake, the earthquake was the third seismic event that had occurred in the region within the past two weeks.
Many residents felt the quake on Nov. 26, including Josie Osborne (ex-Tofino mayor, current Mid Island Pacific Rim MLA), who tweeted that her ” whole home shuddered” and reminded everyone to be prepared.
Tuesday’s earthquake is 104 years ago when a 7.0 magnitude earthquake was felt west of Vancouver Island.
According to Earthquakes Canada, the large earthquake occurred shortly after midnight on December 6, 1918, and woke people across Vancouver Island and Metro Vancouver.
According to the agency, the historic quake caused some damage to the Estevan Point lighthouse as well as a Ucluelet wharf. It was felt as far as Washington and as far as Kelowna.
