A magnitude 6.4 earthquake has struck off the northwest coast of Vancouver Island, officials at the Pacific Geoscience Centre have confirmed, but there are no reports of damage or tsunami warnings. 1 h: w) I3 {. B7 N; X8 ` G) P# ~) \; S! y6 ]& n/ A
Initial reports estimated the quake was as large as magnitude 6.8, but those estimates were later downgraded to 6.4.. {* x9 s) `* |
6 D3 R) M/ H. W' i& y1 B6 uPeople report buildings swaying for several minutes from the Fraser Valley to Campbell River at around 12:41 PT p.m., but there are no reports of damage.