A magnitude 6.4 earthquake has struck off the northwest coast of Vancouver Island, officials at the Pacific Geoscience Centre have confirmed, but there are no reports of damage or tsunami warnings. * m" L& G# X7 E9 u l5 v# x4 _5 i' ]) H9 M T* ]0 M" b6 ?
Initial reports estimated the quake was as large as magnitude 6.8, but those estimates were later downgraded to 6.4. 8 E) }/ d W" l' z3 E) @8 f& Y" e b; K
People report buildings swaying for several minutes from the Fraser Valley to Campbell River at around 12:41 PT p.m., but there are no reports of damage.