Earthquake • Canada • Vancouver Island • British Columbia • Tofino

On Thursday, Tofino, Canada was hit by an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.5, according to the USGS. As per USGS, the earthquake occurred at a depth of 8 kilometres (4.97 miles).

On Thursday, July 11, the west coast of Vancouver Island was shaken by two earthquakes that happened within thirty minutes of each other early in the morning.

Earthquakes Canada reports that at approximately 8:35 a.m., a 4.3-magnitude tremor was felt 194 kilometres distant from Port Alice, and that the initial 6.1-magnitude quake had occurred about 183 km southwest of the village.

There was no tsunami warning, and no one felt either earthquake.

The Juan de Fuca tectonic plate meets the Pacific tectonic plate, which causes earthquakes to occur often off the coast of British Columbia. However, these earthquakes are usually not big enough for humans to feel or see them.