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A series of moderate earthquakes struck off the coast of Vancouver Island on Wednesday afternoon.
The largest was an M4.8 quake registered at 4:34 p.m. at a depth of 10-kilometers some 188 kilometers west of Port Hardy.
Two earlier quakes including a M4.0 and a M4.1 struck just before 4 p.m. in the same area.
A M4.0 earthquake was registered at 4:54 p.m.
There is no Tsunami expected and no reports of any damage.
EARTHQUAKE Mag=4.8 on 13 Feb at 16:34 PST.
Details : https://t.co/3necCY391b
188 km W of Port Hardy, BC
— Earthquakes Canada (@CANADAquakes) February 14, 2019