A 6.7 magnitude earthquake struck near Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Friday afternoon, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
The epicenter was about 175 miles west of the city of Vancouver and nearly 50 miles underground.
There was no immediate danger of a tsunami, authorities said.
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The Earthquake Magnitude Scale is really comparing amplitudes of waves on a seismogram, not the STRENGTH (energy) of the quakes. So, a magnitude 8.7 is 794 times bigger than a 5.8 quake as measured on seismograms, but the 8.7 quake is about 23,000 times STRONGER than the 5.8! Since it is really the energy or strength that knocks down buildings, this is really the more important comparison. This means that it would take about 23,000 quakes of magnitude 5.8 to equal the energy released by one magnitude 8.7 event.
I felt it in Surrey!! felt the floor kinda moving slightly and then looked at two standing lamps and they were swaying.. coworkers told me it was in my head, until I read posts on good ole Facebook. it was very nerve wracking!!
Hello Scaaary, I hope there sas no damages.
Hey Callmeishmael, don't be such a jerk.
The Cascadia fault is warming up!
Too bad millions will soon feel the wrath of a 9.5 quake on the Cascadia fault system.
LOL... no such thing nor is that magnitude even possible
doug, you are incorrect. Look at the 1960 Valdivia earthquake, which did register 9.5.
I live in Louisiana but I've visited Vancouver, BC and I didn't feel a thing.
All those geese...
I am working in the ground floor of a office tower in Vancouver, really felt nothing. But the other workers at top of the building all rush down to the street. Make me think of 9-11.....
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I felt it in surrey too, for about 20 seconds...def scared me.
If you want to see real fear and panic in Seattle, make it snow. An earthquake? That's chicken scratch next to half an inch of frozen ice crystals!
That's just cause the Californians who move up here don't know what the hell they're doing. Those of us who grew up on the east side of the state have no issues with it.
lol, Kole! Yes, I moved here from the east side, too.
Had to laugh because you are correct! I live in Seattle and have lived in WA my whole life. The first storm in 1995 I was just a young girl and there must have been 3 inches of snow but a lot of ice – I got in a wreck that day and I'm forever scarred.
Aw c'mon. It's kinda fun to pull all those Cali's out of the ditches when it snows here. Can be quite lucrative for the tow truck operators as well I hear...
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There was a recent quake off Alaskan Coast last week. Must be an aftershock.
It's a conspiracy I tell ya!! It was all HAARPs doing. They're testing it out for the false flag for a new 9/11. Watch my show for more "news."