A 5.4-Magnitude Earthquake Hit Off The BC Coast Early Wednesday Morning

The tremor happened just west of Tofino.

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An earthquake hit off the coast of British Columbia around 4 a.m. on Wednesday, July 22.

The B.C. earthquake has been recorded as a 5.4-magnitude and it came just hours after a much larger quake was recorded off the coast of Alaska.

221 kilometres

West of Tofino, B.C.

The event didn't spur any tsunami warnings and there were no reported injuries.

There have also been no reports of damage thus far.

The earthquake struck at a depth of 10-kilometres in the Gold River region of B.C.

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