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Earthquake rattles Vancouver

An earthquake registering 5.1 on the Richter scale has struck off the coast of British Columbia, approximately 36 km northeast of South Pender Harbour and 55 km northeast of City of Vancouver. The seismic event occurred at 1:26 PM local

Magnitude 5.3 earthquake strikes Canada’s west coast

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake was reported today (Saturday) at 2:23 p.m. PDT off the western Coast of Canada. Initial estimates place the epicentre of the earthquake 170 km west of  Port McNeil on BC’s Vancouver Island, according to Earthquakes Canada.