A magnitude 6.4 earthquake has struck off the northwest coast of Vancouver Island, officials at the Pacific Geoscience Centre have confirmed, but there are no reports of damage or tsunami warnings. 4 w. b' v! v* Y& Q( V2 {$ u4 S( i
Initial reports estimated the quake was as large as magnitude 6.8, but those estimates were later downgraded to 6.4. & O" m; a3 y" f; u& y4 s9 B0 c$ E5 j9 n! }
People report buildings swaying for several minutes from the Fraser Valley to Campbell River at around 12:41 PT p.m., but there are no reports of damage.