Saturday, September 10, 2011

Quake Off Vancouver Island

The quake's epicenter is marked by the red star on this map released by the U.S. Geologic Survey.
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PORT HARDY, British Columbia - A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck off the sparsely populated west coast of Vancouver Island early Friday afternoon, officials reported.

The quake struck at 12:41 p.m. at a depth of about 14 miles. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage, and there is no danger of a tsunami, officials said. To read the rest of the story, click here.