Magnitude 6.5 quake strikes off British Columbia, Canada, USGS says
- A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck off British Columbia's Haida Gwaii at 3:30 p.m. local time, according to the United States Geological Survey .
- The National Weather Service Tsunami Warning Centre confirmed there is no tsunami threat from the earthquake.
- Seismologist John Cassidy stated that aftershocks are expected in the coming days following earlier seismic activity.
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Magnitude 6.5 earthquake reported off British Columbia coast on Sunday
Officials reported a 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck off the B.C. coast Sunday afternoon A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck off the southern tip of British Columbia's Haida Gwaii around 3:30 p.m. local time on Sunday afternoon. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported the M6.5 quake was centered about 265 km south of Prince Rupert, B.C., and it occurred at a depth of 33 km beneath the surface. The U.S. Tsunami Warning Center said that …
Reportan terremoto de 6.6 grados en Canadá; descartan posibilidad de tsunami
Un terremoto de 6.6 grados se registró frente a las costas de Canadá, el tercer sismo de magnitud seis en menos de 24 horas en el continente. El terremoto de 6.6 grados en escala de Richter sacudió el domingo (hora local) la región canadiense de Kitimat, en la costa norte de la Columbia Británica, según el Servicio Geológico de Estados Unidos. En tanto, el Centro Nacional de Tsunamis de Estados Unidos declaró que no hay alerta de amenaza de tsun…
6.5-magnitude earthquake hits off the northern coast of British Columbia
A 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck off the northern Pacific Coast of the Canadian province of British Columbia yesterday afternoon, according to the US Geological Survey.The USGS said the quake was located off the tip of Haida Gwaii, an archipelago located about 1720 kilometres north of Vancouver.It occurred at a depth of 33 kilometres beneath the surface.READ MORE: Who is the man accused of planning an assassination attempt on Donald Trump? Her…
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