An earthquake measuring 6,2 points on the Richter scale struck Vancouver Island off the Pacific coast of Canada early on Monday, but caused little damage and no known casualties.
”We have no report of damage” from the temblor, said Brad Fraser, spokesperson for the city’s police department.
The quake struck at 1.01am local time and its epicentre was 49,69 degrees north and 126,90 degrees west — about 300km north-west of Vancouver City, according to the Strasbourg-based Observatory of Science and the Earth.
The website of the United States Geological Survey’s National Earthquake Information Centre confirmed the same coordinates, and put the magnitude at 6,1.
Canadian reports said a smaller quake of 5,5 on the scale occurred in the same area last Thursday.
A quake registering 6,2 points on the Richter scale is capable of causing severe damage in populated areas. — Sapa-AFP