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'Quake shakes shakes city but it wasn’t wasn’t the ‘big one’ Residents Residentsininthe theCampbell CampbellRiver River area area felt felt the the earth earth move moveWednesWednesday after an earthqauke struck off daywest aftercoast an earthqauke struck off the of Vancouver Island the west coast of Vancouver Island around 8:16 p.m. around 8:16 p.m. The U.S. Geological Survey The Geological reportedU.S. an earthquake of 6.6Survey magreported an earthquake of 6.6 magnitude 94 kilometres south of Port nitude at9449.82 kilometres southWof atPort Hardy N; 127.45 a Hardyofat11.4 49.82 127.45 at a depth km.N;The first W earthdepth was of 11.4 km. The first earthquake followed soon after by quake was followed soon after by three more at lesser magnitudes of three more at lesser magnitudes 5.0 and two at 4.2 and one Thursdayof 5.0 and two at 4.2 and one Thursday morning at 4.1 magnitude. morning at 4.1 magnitude. Emergency Management B.C. Emergency B.C. reported thereManagement was no tsunami reportedforthere wasCoast, no tsunami warning the West includwarning Coast, including B.C., for andthe theWest Pacific Tsunami ing B.C., and the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said a destrucWarning Centretsunami said a was destructive Pacific-wide not tive Pacific-wide tsunami was not expected. expected. “We can confirm at this time that “Weis can confirm atofthis that there no reporting anytime injuries there is no reporting of any injuries or any significant damage, so all or any damage, assisso all folks aresignificant safe,” Pat Quealey, folks are safe,” Pat Quealey, assistant deputy minister for Emergency tant deputy minister for Emergency Management BC, told Canadian Management BC, told Canadian Press. Press. Emergency-preparedness officials Emergency-preparedness officials were contacted in Port Hardy, Port were contacted in Port Hardy, Port Alice, Zeballos, Gold River, CampAlice, Zeballos, Gold River, Campbell River, Port McNeill, as well as bellStrathcona River, Port McNeill, as well the Regional District andas the Mount Strathcona Regional District and the Waddington Regional the Mount Waddington Regional District. District. Shortly after the earthquake, social Shortly thewith earthquake, social media sitesafter lit up people asking media sites lit up with people asking
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