An earthquake near Ucluelet was felt across the mid-Island Tuesday morning just after 9 a.m.
Earthquakes Canada put the magnitude at 3.5 with a depth of 37 kilometres. Initial estimates from the United States Geological Survey, the quake had a magnitude of 3.8 and an epicentre 14km north of Ucluelet, under Kennedy Lake, approximately 4.9km deep.
Did you feel the earthquake on the west coast of Vancouver Island this morning? (9:08 a.m. Sept. 5th)?
Tell us herehttps://t.co/amBR8AXepu— John Cassidy (@earthquakeguy) September 5, 2017
There were no reports of damage, but people on social media reported feeling the quake on the west coast, in Port Alberni, Courtenay, Nanaimo and Sooke.
No damages reported #BCquake https://t.co/WwOKI8d3OP
— Emergency Info BC (@EmergencyInfoBC) September 5, 2017
Keith Vass
