Earthquake strikes off Vancouver Island: Shaking felt across Metro Vancouver and northern Vancouver Island
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake has struck off the northwest coast of Vancouver Island, but there are no reports of injuries, damage or tsunami warnings.
Initial reports estimated the quake was as large as magnitude 6.8, but those estimates were later downgraded to 6.4.
People reported buildings swaying for several minutes from the Fraser Valley to Campbell River at about 12:41 p.m. PT.
“I was sitting at my computer when I felt a light swaying motion,” Wendy Hunter, of Vancouver, said in an email to CBC News. “I’m not prone to dizzy spells, but thought I might be experiencing that until I stood up and could definitely tell things were moving ever so gently …The building didn’t make any noise, but some of my window mobiles clinked gently against the glass.”
A downtown office worker had a similar experience.
“I was on the 17th floor of our office building on Burrard at Pender streets when the ceiling tiles and windows started making a crackling noise. Then the blinds started swaying and I could feel the building swaying. A co-worker and I immediately went under my desk for about two to three minutes until the floor stopped moving,” said Peter Bates.