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6.4-magnitude earthquake measured off Canada's west coast

6.4-magnitude earthquake measured off Canada's west coast

Ottawa, July 12 (UNI) An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.4 was recorded off the west coast of Canada's Vancouver Island on Thursday, said the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
The epicenter, with a depth of 10 km, was initially determined by USGS as 6.6 magnitude, but it was later downgraded to 6.4.
According to USGS, the earthquake, which happened about 209 kilometres away from Tofino, was recorded at 8:09 a.m. local time (1508 GMT).
There is no tsunami threat to the West Coast, said Emergency Info British Columbia.
Last week, a cluster of earthquakes was recorded off the west coast of Vancouver Island, varying in intensity up to 5.7 magnitude recorded on July 4. Those tremors were all clustered in an area approximately 150 to 250 kilometers from Tofino, according to local media.
Andrew Schaeffer, an earthquake seismologist with the Geological Survey of Canada, was quoted by CTV News as saying that despite the uptick in seismic activity, the quakes were "business as usual" for the region.
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