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Moderate quake strikes near Saanich

Officials in Canada and Vancouver, B.C., are reporting no known significant damage. “If you think it’s an natural disaster, it’s an quake”, said Oak Bay Fire Chief Dave Cockle, who also serves as president of the BC natural disaster Alliance.

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What began as a low rumbling at 11:39pm quickly escalated into mild shaking and swaying that lasted longer than 10 seconds in some areas. The moderate quake struck at 11:39 p.m. local time Tuesday about 20 kilometres north of Victoria and was felt across much of southern British Columbia.


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In Metro Vancouver, SkyTrain temporarily shut down until crews determined it was safe to operate the train on the guideway. There have been nine quakes with a magnitude higher than 4.9 since 1995, including a 6.8 ripple near Olympia, Wash.in 2001 that caused billion worth of damage to the state and injured hundreds. “#VancouverEarthQuake.” On social media residents of Vancouver and Victoria wrote of experiences during the tremors.

After the 3.4 magnitude quake earlier this month, people from Helena’s South Hills to the north Helena Valley reported what sounded like an explosion followed by shaking that knocked items off walls and shelves.

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The temblor occurred at 5:48 p.m.at a depth of 3.1 miles. The islands are located between Vancouver Island and mainland Washington.

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