Strong quake hits Canada: officials
OTTAWA (AFP) — A strong 6.2-magnitude earthquake rocked the Pacific coast of Canada Wednesday, shaking the Queen Charlotte Island region of British Colombia province, the US Geological Survey said.
However, "there is no tsunami warning and no damage are expected for this event," a spokeswoman for the Geological Survey of Canada told AFP.
The quake struck at 6:40 am (1440 GMT), said officials, 275 kilometers (171 miles) north-northwest of Port Hardy, British Colombia and 624 kilometers (299 miles) north-northwest of Vancouver, according to the US agency.
The Geological Survey of Canada measured the quake at 6.1 magnitude, and situated its epicenter at about 180 kilometers (110 miles) south-southwest of Queen Charlotte City, British Columbia.
"Because it was too far off shore, it was not actually felt," said Vancouver-based broadcaster Global TV.
The Queen Charlotte archipelago is known to indigineous people as Haida Gwaii, and is home to the largest collection of original totem poles in North America.
