A size 6.5 quake struck off the southerly suggestion of British Columbia’s Haida Gwaii around 3:30 p.m. regional time on Sunday mid-day.
The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported the M6.5 quake was focused concerning 265 kilometres south of Prince Rupert, B.C., and it happened at a deepness of 33 kilometres below the surface area.
RELATED: Earthquake study suggests the ‘big one’ could be much worse than expected
The U.S. Tsunami Warning Center stated that there was no hazard of a tidal wave from this quake.
Due to the quake’s overseas epicentre and high deepness, there were couple of records of trembling really felt ashore.
Sunday’s quake struck along the Queen Charlotte Fault, which is a strike-slip border in between the Pacific Plate and North American Plate.
This area is extremely prone to seismic task as a result of the faulting in the area. The biggest quake in current memory to strike close to Sunday’s temblor was a size 7.8 that happened on October 27, 2012.
Aftershocks are most likely in the hours and days adhering to Sunday’s quake.
