4.5 Magnitude Earthquake Off BC Coast

| January 4, 2015 in Provincial

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BC's coast is having a shaky time of it lately, with yet another earthquake on Saturday.

Location of the earthquake on January 3rd. (Photo Credit: Earthquakes Canada)

The earthquake was measured at 4.5 and hit at 5:49 p.m. on Saturday. Located offshore at 208 km west of Port Hardy, this earthquake was not felt. Earthquakes Canada says that there were no reports of damage, with none expected. No tsunami was expected from the quake either.

Seven earthquakes were recorded on BC's coast over December 21-22, with a 5.4 magnitude earthquake recorded 211 km west of Port Hardy on January 2nd.    

Earthquakes in Western Canada over the past 30 days. (Photo Credit: Earthquakes Canada)

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