Small Earthquake Rattles British Columbia's North Coast

A small earthquake that rattled British Columbia's north coast on Monday was lightly felt by some residents of Haida Gwaii, B.C.

A small earthquake that rattled British Columbia's north coast on Monday was lightly felt by some residents of Haida Gwaii, B.C.

Earthquakes Canada says the 4.1-magnitude quake struck at 6:02 a.m.

The seismic event was centred approximately 32 kilometres east of Port Clements, at a depth of 10 kilometres, according to the earthquake monitoring agency.

Residents said the shaking was felt lightly in Sandspit and Haida Gwaii.

Officials say they haven’t heard any reports of damage and no tsunami warning has been issued.

B.C. forms part of the Northern American portion of what is called the Pacific “Ring of Fire,” a 40,000 km horseshoe of ocean trenches and volcanic arcs where 90 per cent of the world’s earthquakes take place.

According to Natural Resources Canada, the Geological Survey of Canada records more than 1,000 earthquakes in western Canada each year. More than 100 magnitude-5 or greater earthquakes have been recorded in the ocean west of Vancouver Island in the past 70 years.