A minor offshore earthquake has been recorded off the coast of Vancouver Island.
Earthquakes Canada said the 4.6 magnitude quake took place Monday just after 12:30 a.m. PDT.
A M4.6 earthquake occurred offshore #VancouverIsland (150 km west of #Tofino) at 00:39 today. Not felt and no tsunami.https://t.co/9bWy6yWXMz
Not unusual – during the past 30 years, 77 earthquakes of M4.6-6.5 have occurred here (within 100 km).https://t.co/wlgp9sbQbN pic.twitter.com/SWog8cNheE— John Cassidy (@earthquakeguy) August 8, 2022
It was recorded at a depth of 10 kilometres.
There are no reports of the quake being felt on land
Earthquakes Canada said the epicentre was 142 kilometres south southwest of Port Alice, or about 348 kilometres west of Victoria.
The agency said there are no reports of damage or injuries, and no expectation of a tsunami.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 8, 2022.