Vancouver Island Earthquake

• Magnitude 6 quake off B.C. coast causes no alarm

  Earthquakes Canada estimated the quake that happened at about 8 a.m. local time was magnitude 5.8, while the tsunami warning centre said it reached 6.2.

  Weather

  Apr 13, 2023
  
• Magnitude 5.0 quake shakes coast off Vancouver Island; no tsunami expected

  According to Earthquakes Canada, the quake happened just after 2:20 p.m., about 166 kilometres west of Port Alice.

  Environment

  Apr 23, 2022
  
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• 4.5-magnitude earthquake strikes off Vancouver Island, reported felt in Vancouver

  Both Canadian and U.S. agencies said no tsunami is expected, and no reports of damage have been received.

  Jan 24, 2020
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• Magnitude 4.8 earthquake strikes off B.C. coast, no tsunami threat: Earthquakes Canada

  The quake is the latest in a series of small tremblors to strike off the coast of Vancouver Island associated with the Juan de Fuca Plate.

  Jan 8, 2020
• No tsunamis expected from pair of earthquakes off Vancouver Island

  Earthquakes Canada said the quake happened just before 1:30 p.m. PT, about 166 km west of Port Alice. 

  Apr 22, 2019
• 3 earthquakes measuring between 6.5- and 6.8-magnitude hit off Vancouver Island

  The earthquake's location was pegged at 208 kilometres west-southwest of Port Alice, and 478 kilometres west of Vancouver.

  Environment

  Oct 22, 2018
• You couldn’t see it or feel it, but Vancouver Island just moved away from the coast

  Seismic activity has shifted the southern portion of Vancouver Island westward about five millimetres, or the width of a pencil.

  Environment

  Jul 13, 2018