No tsunami threat to B.C. coast after magnitude-7.8 quake off Russia

Emergency info B.C. says there is no threat of tsunami after a magnitude-7.8 earthquake shook the Pacific Basin near Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula.

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Last month, the region saw a magnitude-8.8 quake that prompted tsunami warnings and advisories across much of the Pacific, including in B.C.

Small quake felt on Vancouver Island earlier Thursday

Earthquakes Canada says a 3.0-magnitude earthquake hit 16 kilometres southwest of Duncan on Vancouver Island around 5 a.m. Thursday. The quake was lightly felt in the area, according to reports.

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