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March 5, 2016 - CANADA - A magnitude 4.7 earthquake was detected off the west coast of Vancouver Island this morning.
According to the United States Geological Survey, the tremor hit at 10:38 a.m. PST and had an epicentre 176 kilometres southwest of Port Hardy - near the border of the Explorer and Juan de Fuca plates. It had a depth of 20 kilometres.
No damage can be expected given the location, and a tsunamis warning was not declared.
Thousands of small earthquakes hit B.C. every year, but only a small fraction have a magnitude of 4.0 or greater. - Vancity Buzz.
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