A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck near Vancouver in southwestern Canada on Thursday.
The epicenter was about 130 miles from Tofino, a small county on Vancouver Island in the Pacific Ocean off Canada’s west coast. US Geological Survey. Tofino is about 130 miles west of Vancouver. The depth of the earthquake was about 6.2 miles.
About 2,000 people in Tofino are at risk of mild tremors, according to the survey.
The noise was first detected just after 8am local time. Its magnitude was first estimated at 6.5 by the USGS, which was later downgraded to 6.4 minutes later.
Two more earthquakes in the same area in the next few hours – A scale of 5.4 The shock came an hour later Size 4.7 It hit around 10:30 a.m. local time, the USGS said.
An earthquake greater than 6 on the Richter scale is considered strong and can cause damage to “poorly constructed buildings and other structures” up to 62 miles away. Government of Canada.
The USGS said there was no risk of a tsunami following the earthquake.
The earthquake comes a week later 5 magnitude earthquake It struck the same area on Friday morning. The previous quake was centered in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Canada, nearly 150 miles from Tofino, and had the same recorded depth.
