A magnitude 4.6 quake struck Monday afternoon about 166 kilometres west of Port Alice, B.C., accompanied less than one hour later by a magnitude 5.3 quake which struck 189 km west of the village
Natural Resources Canada says a magnitude 4.6 quake struck Monday afternoon about 166 kilometres west of Port Alice, B.C.
Less than one hour later, a second larger quake of magnitude 5.3 hit 189 kilometres west of Port Alice.Natural Resources Canada says the first quake was not felt and there are no felt reports from the second at this time. Earthquakes are common in the region and about a dozen large earthquakes of magnitude 6.6 to 7.0 have occurred nearby over the past century.
Three quakes measuring 6.5, 6.6 and 6.8 were felt and recorded in the region last Oct. 22 followed by at least four aftershocks.
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