Homes shake, residents unnerved, but no damage from moderate BC quake

In Canada, the Ottawa Valley also sees tremors, usually weak, like the Magnitude 3.8 quake that struck there in October, and another that hit in November.

Its epicentre was 19 kilometres NNE of Victoria, in the waters off Sidney, near Sidney Island the U.S. Geological Survey said.

No injuries or damage were initially reported.

It quake hit at 11:39 pm about 20 kms northeast of Victoria.

The quake followed another several hours earlier near San Bernardino, Calif., that measured 4.4.

A fairly strong natural disaster struck Vancouver Island Tuesday night and a lot of people felt it across southern B.C.

TransLink temporarily shut down Vancouver’s Millennium and Expo SkyTrain until it could determine the guideways were safe.

The USGS initially said its magnitude was 4.9, at a depth of 40 kilometres underground.

CBS SF noted that data gathered from the U.S. Geological Survey said that two quakes actually struck both ends of the state and each had a magnitude of over 4.0.

The City of Vancouver said there are no known reports of damage and BC Hydro reported that the quake had no impact on its electrical transmission and distribution systems.

Cassidy says it’s unlikely the B.C. and California quakes were linked, as they’re part of different fault lines. Earthquakes with a magnitude of 3 or less are usually not felt except by very few under especially favorable conditions, according to the USGS.

She said it was unlikely there would be any major aftershocks because they are rare in the Juan de Fuca plate, but said the quake should serve as a reminder to residents to be prepared for a much larger event.