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Overnight quake the largest felt in 14 years on BC’s South Coast
Geophysicist John Cassidy with the Sidney, B.C.-based Geological Survey of Canada noted the quake was between 50 and 60 kilometres below the southeast coast of Vancouver Island.
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There were varying reports about the magnitude of the quake that struck at 11:39 p.m. PT.
Washington and B.C. residents felt the effects of a moderate quake that struck Victoria, B.C. late on December 29.
Oklahoma has become one of the most earthquake-prone areas in the world, with the number of quakes magnitude 3.0 or greater skyrocketing from a few dozen in 2012 to more than 800 so far this year.
“There are no reports of damage, and none would be expected”.
Police on Vancouver Island and along the coast report high call volumes following the natural disaster, but no reports of damage.
After the quake hit, TransLink shut down the Millennium and Expo SkyTrain lines to determine whether any damage had been caused to the raised guideways.
One of the largest earthquakes more than a decade shook Victoria, B.C. and portions of Western Washington.
BC Hydro said there were no impacts on its operations, and that its transmission and distribution systems were fine after the quake.
Several hours earlier, a 4.4 magnitude quake struck near San Bernardino, Calif.
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According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), earthquakes with magnitudes from 2.5 to 3 are generally the smallest ones felt by humans.