Earthquake hits off coast of Port Hardy, B.C.

_http://globalnews.ca/news/1287994/earthquake-hits-off-coast-of-port-hardy-b-c/

Just heard from a friend near the center of this 6.7.

Simon Fraser University Geologist Brent Ward said this was quite a large earthquake. “Very lucky that it’s off the coast and it’s not that close to high population centres,” he said. “”Because this is actually bigger than one of the earthquakes that hit Christchurch in New Zealand and that caused extensive damage."

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Man, they just keep coming this month! :O

My friend texted me, inspiring me to do find out if it was true. A number of people here felt the tremors, though I can't say I was one of them

The quake hit off the coast of Vancouver island, well south of Port Alice. As far as I know there are no major population centers in that particular region thankfully.

Curiously enough I posted about earthquakes today, and seemingly concurrently a friend and I were talking about the merits and demerits of earthquake and general disaster preparedness.

Seriously, surreal.

My friend who is on a small adjacent island said everything shook and the dogs were freaking out.

Mr. Premise said:

Man, they just keep coming this month! :O

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Here is a summary:

7.0M+ events– Major Earthquake unrest showing Globally in the past 30 days.

7.0M+ earthquakes and FIVE 6.0M+ earthquakes in the past seven days. In the past 30 days, we’ve seen NINETEEN 6.0M+ earthquakes… SEVEN 7.0M+ earthquakes… and TWO 8.0M+ events (with tsunami warnings issued for each).

EXCESSIVE earthquake movement taking place over the past 3 weeks, internationally, and nationally in the US.

In the same time frame, multiple volcanic eruptions in Central America, and South America.. as well as plume events from Oil / Gas wells, and dormant volcanoes in the USA.

Also, heavy swarm activity in the Western Yellowstone Supervolcano magma chamber, and now movement in Southern California. 5.0M event near Puerto Rico as well.

Watch the April 15th earthquake update video here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYBto1SF6kQ

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http://mariamuir.com/7-0m-events-major-earthquake-unrest-showing-globally/

M.T.

6.6 earthquake hits just off vancouver coastline

I was speaking with a friend living in British Columbia who said she had experienced an earthquake where she lives. I could not find anything on SOTT.

_www.bnowire.com/...6-6-quake-strikes-off-british-columbia



6.7M Vancouver Island, Canada Region , 127.39°W 49.79°N This is a product of the GEOFON Extended Virtual Network (GEVN) and credit belongs to all involved institutions.

Earthquake Event – Thursday 24 April, 2014 at 05:10:13 UTC

The earthquake occurred in Canada , Province of British Columbia (population 3,415,527). The maximum altitude nearby is 1828m .

North-America – Canada | British Columbia, Vancouver Island,
Location: 1.67 km (1.04 miles) SE of Tofino, British Columbia, Canada
Magnitude: 6.6
Time: 2014-04-24 03:10:12 UTC
Epicenter: N 49° 52.440, W 127° 24.840
Depth: 11.4km (7.1mi) Very Shallow
Affected Area: ~ 13,407 people within 100km
Area affected by light damage (estimated radius): 69 km (MMI VI)
Injuries:
Fatalities:



Waveform : MWW 6.6 Vancouver Island Region This plot shows 1 hour of data from the nearest available seismic station in the Global Seismographic Network. Corvallis, Oregon, USA (44.5855° N x 123.3046° W)



Population density map Source: Joint Research Centre of the European Commission (JRC), Copyright European Union.

322 km W of Vancouver, Canada / pop: 1,837,969
135 km NW of Tofino, Canada / pop: 1,655

Tsunami:

Tsunami bulletin issued: The maximum Tsunami wave height is 0.1m in Nuchatlitz, Canada. This height is estimated for 24-Apr-2014 04:16:84.

Tsunami animation

Tsunami maximum wave height

More Information:

USGS/NEIC Denver, USA
GeoForschungsZentrum (GEOFON) Potsdam, Germany
Pacific Tsunami Warning Center
Alaska Tsunami Warning Center

Media Analysis:

6.6 magnitude earthquake near Campbell River, British Columbia,
Canada Strong 6.6 earthquake strikes off Canadas Vancouver island
USGS: Strong 6.7 Earthquake Strikes off Canada’s Vancouver Island
Canada: séisme de magnitude 6,6 au large de l’île de Vancouver, pas d’alerte au tsunami
Powerful Earthquake Strikes off Vancouver Island Coast: AIR Analysis


EDIT: I just realized that it is being discussed here: http://cassiopaea.org/forum/index.php/topic,34573.0.html

posts merged :)
It has been reported on SOTT as well, but there are so many things happening on the planet nowadays one has to refresh the page continuously and wonder!
http://www.sott.net/article/277922-USGS-Earthquake-Magnitude-6-6-94km-S-of-Port-Hardy-Canada