Earthquake felt this morning
RED SQUARE on map shows approximately location of this morning's earthquake, the southern end of the Queen Charlotte Islands.
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Published: November 17, 2009 7:00 AM
Updated: November 17, 2009 8:17 AM
Updated: November 17, 2009 8:17 AM
WINDOW BLINDS were rocking back and forth and pictures on walls were swaying after an earthquake took place just after 7:30 a.m. this morning.
Preliminary seismology reports place the earthquake's magnitude at 6.8 on the Richter scale and its location off of the north coast on the southern end of the Queen Charlotte Islands.
Later reports placed the magnitude at 6.6.
Data reports indicate the epicentre was about 150 miles from Prince Rupert and 193 miles from Port Hardy.
Witnesses said the earthquake lasted approximately 30 seconds and was felt as far east as the Bulkley Valley.
