No damage is expected after an earthquake occurred deep in the the ocean hundreds of kilometres off Vancouver Island’s west coast on Friday morning.
Earthquakes Canada, the federal agency tasked with recording the seismic events, said Friday’s 4.2-magnitude shake wasn’t felt and no tsunami is expected. The earthquake was recorded at 4:44 a.m. at a depth of five kilometers below the ocean’s surface.
The earthquake occurred as B.C. marks Emergency Preparedness Week. Ocean Networks Canada (ONC), a monitoring agency at the University of Victoria, said its land and seafloor seismic sensors notified critical infrastructure subscribers in Victoria of the event within 61 seconds of the earthquake.
“ONC is maximizing safety for coastal communities through its data products that detect most offshore earthquakes first due to proximity and rapid on-site processing, as well as through its tsunami detection oceanographic radars,” the agency said in a social media post.
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