On Friday morning, three earthquakes were recorded just off of Vancouver Island.
According to the US Geological Survey, the three earthquakes struck near Bella Bella within a span of less than 15 minutes.
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The first one was detected at 5:51 a.m. PT and had a magnitude of 4.7. It had an epicentre 186 km west of Bella Bella.
The second one was detected at 5:58 a.m. PT and had a magnitude of 5.6. It had an epicentre 192 km west of Bella Bella.
Lastly, a third earthquake was detected off Vancouver Island at 6:02 a.m. PT and had a magnitude of 4.6. This one had an epicentre 239 km west of Bella Bella.
No tsunami threat was issued following Friday morning’s earthquakes.
No tsunami threat to #BC https://t.co/E8k4MymgrQ
— Emergency Info BC (@EmergencyInfoBC) July 5, 2019
Just after 6:00 a.m. Thursday morning, a 4.3 magnitude earthquake was detected off the northern coast of Haida Gwaii, formerly known as the Queen Charlotte Islands.
This all comes after a magnitude 6.2 earthquake hit the coast of British Columbia late Wednesday night.
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