Powerful quake strikes Canada’s Vancouver Island

WASHINGTON—A 6.7-magnitude earthquake struck Vancouver Island on Canada’s west coast on Friday, the US Geological Survey said, but no tsunami warning was issued.

The quake struck at a relatively shallow depth of two kilometers (1.2 miles). The epicenter was located 135 kilometers (84 miles) south-southeast of the town of Port Hardy on the island, the USGS said in its assessment.

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