Three minor earthquakes recorded off B.C. coast, near Port Hardy

A third minor earthquake has struck the British Columbia coast today.

Earthquakes Canada said a 4.0 magnitude quake was registered around 8:20 a.m. local time. Its epicentre was 185 kilometres west of Port Hardy, north of Vancouver Island.This followed a 5.5 magnitude quake recorded at 4:30 a.m. and another 4.2 magnitude quake recorded about an hour and a half earlier near the same location.

Andrew Schaeffer, a seismologist with Natural Resources Canada, said seismic activity in that area is “completely common.”

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