Magnitude-3.2 earthquake hits San Juan Islands near Vancouver BC Canada

Magnitude-3.2 earthquake hits San Juan Islands

THE VICTORIA TIMES COLONIST

Published on: February 4, 2018 | Last Updated: February 4, 2018                                                                                 

A magnitude-3.2 earthquake struck Saturday night in Washington state’s San Juan Islands, about 20 kilometres from Sidney and 24 kilometres from Victoria.                                                                                                                                           

The U.S. Geological Survey said the temblor happened at 10:57 p.m. at a depth of 14 kilometres. It initially reported the magnitude of the quake at 2.9.

EEarthquakes Canada measured it at magnitude 2.7 and a depth of 10 kilometres.

Dozens of people reported feeling the shaking; most described it as “weak” or “light.”