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. 7 V8 N4 P8 t' j 1 _* s. m. [4 C! k7 Z7 O5 cInitial reports estimated the quake was as large as magnitude 6.8, but those estimates were later downgraded to 6.4. 4 q* t; i3 z3 i/ P/ i$ L: I. u/ l5 i/ U
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.