A magnitude 6.4 earthquake has struck off the northwest coast of Vancouver Island, officials at the Pacific Geoscience Centre have confirmed, but there are no reports of damage or tsunami warnings. 3 v6 `$ s0 {, F8 Y3 Q. P 5 l3 J U5 N# F# a7 Z2 C2 X1 j) G. _: eInitial reports estimated the quake was as large as magnitude 6.8, but those estimates were later downgraded to 6.4.9 M0 S# O% C. j5 N; B1 m
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People report buildings swaying for several minutes from the Fraser Valley to Campbell River at around 12:41 PT p.m., but there are no reports of damage.