

A 4.5-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Tofino early Wednesday morning. Credit: United States Geological Survey
A 4.5-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Tofino early Wednesday morning, officials said.
According to Natural Resources Canada, the 4.5-magnitude quake struck at 2:26 a.m. Wednesday.
The tremor’s epicentre was recorded about 170 kilometres west of Tofino at a depth of 10 kilometres. There were no reports of injuries or damage.
Emergency Info BC said in a tweet that there was no threat to the province.
NO THREAT TO BC.
4.5 earthquake,169 km WSW from Tofino, BC. 2017-10-11 02:26, depth 10kmhttps://t.co/MD4nziNbbb— Emergency Info BC (@EmergencyInfoBC) October 11, 2017