Tuesday, December 24, 2019

Vancouver are you prepared? 6 earthquakes strike off B.C. coast, no damage or tsunami expected

6 earthquakes strike off B.C. coast, no damage or tsunami expected



Earthquakes Canada said there were no reports of damage or tsunami threat from a five earthquakes off the B.C. coast Monday.
 Earthquakes Canada said there were no reports of damage or tsunami threat from a five earthquakes off the B.C. coast Monday. 

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There were no reports of damage or tsunami expected after five earthquakes struck off the B.C. coast Monday afternoon, according to federal officials.



According to Earthquakes Canada, the first quake measured magnitude 5.1, the second 5.6, the third 5.8, the fourth and strongest measured 6.0, and a later quake measured 4.8.
The quakes struck at 8:44 a.m. PT, 11:13 a.m. PT, 11:49 a.m. PT, 12:56 p.m. PT, and 3:38 p.m. PT the agency said.



A pair of offshore earthquakes (M5.1 at 8:44 a.m. PT and M5.6 at 11:13 a.m. PT) are reminders of the active plate tectonics just to the west of . Not felt, no impacts, and not so unusual for this area.
Some details: http://earthquakescanada.nrcan.gc.ca/recent/2019/20191223.1913/index-en.php 


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The first five were at a depth of about 5 kilometres and centred between 160 and 186 kilometres west of Port Hardy on Vancouver Island, said Earthquakes Canada.
Just after 9:30 p.m., another earthquake struck 29 kilometres off of the Village of Queen Charlotte on Haida Gwaii, according to Earthquakes Canada.
That quake measured 4.3 and Earthquakes Canada said there was no tsunami expected.

The quakes were located on the small Juan de Fuca tectonic plate, which lies between the Pacific Plate and the North American Plate.
The area is highly geologically active and a frequent location of small earthquakes, many of which are never felt from land.
WATCH (Oct. 22, 2018): String of earthquakes hit off coast of Vancouver Island
String of earthquakes hit off coast of Vancouver Island


 String of earthquakes hit off coast of Vancouver Island

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