5.2 quake off Washington coast

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A magnitude 5.2 quake hit early Sunday morning southwest of BC.

Natural Resources Canada is reporting a magnitude 5.2 quake occurred Sunday morning off the coast of Washington State.

The quake happened at 1:07 a.m., Sunday August 19 at a depth of 10.7 kilometres.

Tofino was the closest city in BC to the epicentre, which was located 279 Kilometres west-southwest of the city at Latitude 47.54 north and Longitude 128.81 west.

So far no warnings have been issued for coastal areas and no damage has been reported.