Quake hits near Victoria

The quake was centred about 20 kilometres north of Victoria. The USGS reports that the natural disaster had a depth of 50 kilometres.

No tsunami, injuries or damage were expected from the quake, and BC Hydro did not report any power outages as a result.

Geophysicist John Cassidy with the Sidney, B.C.-based Geological Survey of Canada noted the quake was between 50 and 60 kilometres below the southeast coast of Vancouver Island.

As recently as 2012 a 7.7 Magnitude quake rattled the Haida Gwaii region, and in 1947, the province was the target of one of Canada’s deadliest earthquakes.

The USGS website has recorded more than 10,000 reports of the quake being felt. He says he hasn’t heard of any major damage or recorded any aftershocks.

A moderate quake shook an inland area of Southern California near San Bernardino on Tuesday night, giving a start to thousands across a heavily populated area with more than one person comparing it to a rumbling big rig.

Two of Metro Vancouver’s elevated rapid transit lines were shut down briefly while the guideways were checked, but TransLink said the system was back in operation within 90 minutes.

State Rep. Richard Morrissette, an Oklahoma City Democrat, on Tuesday called for more to be done, asking for a complete halt of any wastewater being injected into the underground Arbuckle formation in counties where seismic activity has increased.

After the 3.4 magnitude quake earlier this month, people from Helena’s South Hills to the north Helena Valley reported what sounded like an explosion followed by shaking that knocked items off walls and shelves.