There is no tsunami risk and no reports of any damage after a 5.2-magnitude earthquake off the coast of Vancouver Island this afternoon.
It happened approximately 102 km west of Port Alice at 3:45 p.m., and had a depth of 10 kilometres.
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The same area regularly experiences small earthquakes, none of which have been felt by humans.
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“There are no reports of damage, and none would be expected,” said Earthquakes Canada in a statement.
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