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. ( b; w" P% @: T o0 H) `# ^ * S# O c/ {! @: h$ ?Initial reports estimated the quake was as large as magnitude 6.8, but those estimates were later downgraded to 6.4.0 ?" K7 [9 u s& d% X
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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.