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Three minor earthquakes recorded off B.C. coast, near Port Hardy

Sep 17, 2023 | 10:01 AM

PORT HARDY, B.C. — A third minor earthquake has struck the British Columbia coast today. 

Earthquakes Canada says a 4.0 magnitude quake was registered around 8:20 a.m. local time.

It followed a 5.5 magnitude quake recorded at 4:30 a.m. and another 4.2 magnitude quake recorded about an hour and a half earlier near the same location.

The epicentre of the third quake was 185 kilometres west of Port Hardy, north of Vancouver Island.