String of earthquakes hit Haida Gwaii, no damage reported

Credit to Author: The Canadian Press| Date: Sat, 09 Nov 2019 22:11:07 +0000

A trio of light earthquakes rattled the west coast of Haida Gwaii on Saturday.

Earthquakes Canada says three quakes, ranging from 4.5 to 4.7 magnitude, struck about 50 kilometres south of the Village of Queen Charlotte.

The national earthquake agency says the tremors occurred only seconds apart just before 11 a.m.

Earthquakes of this magnitude are often felt but typically only cause minor damage, if any.

There were no immediate reports of damage or a tsunami risk.

There have been a number of small earthquakes in Haida Gwaii over the past month but none were higher than 2.8 magnitude.

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