The pink dot indicates a relatively larger quake, first marked at 4.3, south of Haida Gwaii on Nov. 10. (Earthquakes Canada)

No tsunami after 4.2 magnitude earthquake reported near Haida Gwaii

Earthquakes Canada noted the tremour shortly after 5 p.m.

  • Nov. 10, 2020 12:00 a.m.

No tsunami is expected for coastal B.C. after an earthquake south of Haida Gwaii.

Recorded at 4.3 around 5:10 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 10, the quake is described by Earthquakes Canada as 213 kilometres south of the Village of Queen Charlotte.

The alert went out via Earthquake Canada’s automatic detection of a seismic event.

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