Closet Canuck : O Canada!: 6.5 earthquake off the coast of BC

Sunday, January 06, 2008

6.5 earthquake off the coast of BC

Here's an alert sent out by the West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Center:

At 3:45 AM Pacific Standard Time on January 5, an earthquake with preliminary magnitude 6.5 occurred 150 miles/241 Km southeast of Sandspit, British Columbia.

The Times Colonist in Victoria has more details about the temblor.

Aboard Bluewater Adventures in the Queen Charlotte Islands. Photo by Sue Frause.

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