4.9 magnitude earthquake off northern tip of Vancouver Island

There has been another moderate earthquake between Vancouver Island and Southern Haida Gwaii,  the epicentre for the Sunday evening event located 195 kilometres northwest of Port McNeil.

The seismic event which took place at 8:14 PM BC Time, registered 4.9 magnitude was at a depth of 10 kilometres and is in an area that has been quite active in recent months.

There was no tsunami warning generated by the event.

More notes on past seismic events can be reviewed from our archive page.