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4.9 magnitude earthquake strikes off coast of Port Hardy Friday morning

The earthquake hit early Friday morning. USGS

Another earthquake has struck off the coast of Port Hardy.

A 4.9 magnitude earthquake hit at 4:28 a.m. 164 kilometres southwest of the district, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

It struck at a depth of 10 kilometres.

This earthquake comes two days after another one hit the region at a magnitude of 4.8. This one hit more than 140 kilometres southwest of the town around 10:05 p.m.

A 4.2-magnitude earthquake struck near Seattle, about 14 kilometres west of Belfair, Wash. earlier on Wednesday night.

-With files from Jon Azpiri

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