4.8 magnitude earthquake off Bella Bella, B.C., no damage expected

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A magnitude 4.8 earthquake occurred nearly 200 kilometres off of Bella Bella in British Columbia.

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A magnitude 4.8 earthquake occurred nearly 200 kilometres off of Bella Bella in British Columbia.

The quake hit Sunday just after 8 a.m. but Earthquakes Canada says no damage has been reported and none is expected.

B.C. emergency officials say in a post online that there is no tsunami threat to the province.

Pleasure crafts and fishing boats line the government dock in Bella Bella, B.C., on Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
Pleasure crafts and fishing boats line the government dock in Bella Bella, B.C., on Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito

Seismologists use a magnitude scale to express energy released after an earthquake.

Earthquakes Canada says magnitudes of less than 5.4 rarely cause damage.
 

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