2.6-magnitude earthquake reported off west Vancouver Island

A minor earthquake occurred on the Washington State side of the Strait of Juan de Fuca on Feb. 13, 2018. Credit: United States Geological Survey.

A 2.6-magnitude earthquake was reported Tuesday afternoon on the Washington State side of the Strait of Juan de Fuca.

The earthquake occured around 1:30 p.m. PST, according to the United States Geological Survey. It had a depth of 32.5 kilometres and was about seven kilometres from Neah Bay in Washington, across the strait from Port Renfrew.

There have been no reports of injuries or damage.

The earthquake comes more than a week after a 2.8-magnitude earthquake 19 kilometres east of Sidney rattles parts of south Vancouver Island.

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