Earthquakes Canada says a 4.9 magnitude earthquake was recorded Sunday afternoon and public reports poured in from hundreds of kilometres away from the event91裸聊视频檚 epicentre.
John Cassidy, a seismologist with Natural Resources Canada, says people over a 91裸聊视频渧ery wide region91裸聊视频� of the province have reported feeling the earthquake, which hit just before 3:30 in the afternoon.
Cassidy says the quake was felt by people across northern and central Vancouver Island, and as far away as Kelowna, more than 350 kilometres from the quake91裸聊视频檚 epicentre.
He says it hit a remote region about 222 kilometres north-northwest of Vancouver.
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Many residents across the province took to social media, sharing their experiences on various platforms.
Among them are Comox Valley residents Lia Lavoie-Bartlett and Jessica Labbe.
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91裸聊视频淲e were at home and heard our cupboards rattling a bit,91裸聊视频� Labbe said. 91裸聊视频淚 was sitting down at the time and felt a slight back and forward movement. It was fairly short.91裸聊视频�
Cassidy says seismic events in that part of the province are 91裸聊视频渞elatively rare,91裸聊视频� with the last quake in the area around the same magnitude hitting in 2017. He says Sunday91裸聊视频檚 quake wasn91裸聊视频檛 a complete surprise since the province91裸聊视频檚 coastal areas are an active earthquake zone, but the largest and most frequent earthquakes occur offshore.
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Cassidy said the province is getting an early-warning system for earthquakes that91裸聊视频檚 been under development by Natural Resources Canada, similar to systems in place in California, Oregon, Washington, Japan and Mexico.
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