22-08-2018 01:19 via vancouversun.com

Slight shaking felt in Port Hardy during magnitude 4.8 quake

Some north Vancouver Island residents woke up to a “lightly felt” earthquake early Tuesday morning.
Natural Resources Canada says the magnitude 4.8 quake struck about 210 kilometres west of Port Hardy just after 6 a.m.
There are no reports of damage and no tsunami is expected.
The quake was based in the Juan de Fuca tectonic plate.
Sidney-based earthquake seismologist Taimi Mulder says earthquakes occur regularly in the region, but most are not felt.
She says this one was slightly la
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