Some in B.C. are asking if they felt a rumble during the night as a 4.5 magnitude earthquake was recorded off the coast of Vancouver Island.
The earthquake struck at 1:30 a.m. Wednesday.
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The centre was about 170 kilometres southwest of Tofino and about 300 kilometres west of Saanich.
It struck at a depth of 10 kilometres.
There are no reports of any damage.
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