6.5 earthquake hits off the coast of British Columbia

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

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.