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5.4 quake off Island

A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck on the West coast of Vancouver Island on Sunday morning.

The quake was detected 149 kilometres southwest of Port Hardy at 8:20 a.m. with a depth of 10 kilometres.

Natural Resources Canada says an aftershock with a magnitude of 4.8 occurred at 9:48 a.m. and again at 10:14 with a 4.2 magnitude.

No damages were reported and no tsunami was expected.



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