Early morning earthquake off Vancouver Island rattles residents

There were no reports of damage but many reports of shaking following a 3.5 magnitude earthquake that struck off the coast of Vancouver Island early Friday.

According to Earthquakes Canada, the quake struck at 4:13 a.m. about 26 kilometres northeast of Duncan, 14 kilometres northeast of Salt Spring Island, and direcly underneath Galiano Island. It occurred at a depth of 10 kilometres.

No damage was expected from the earthquake, but 99 people reported they felt shaking on Earthquakes Canada’s website.

The majority of people classified the shaking as a level two or three — meaning it felt weak — while 19 people classified it as level four or “light”.

An early morning (4:13 a.m. PT) M3.5 #earthquake shook southwest #BritishColumbia this morning.Located beneath Galiano Island, and felt from #Vancouver to Nanaimo to #Victoria.Details: https://t.co/Q2fGXCZv2xDid you feel it? Please report here:https://t.co/tsJacYpTPH pic.twitter.com/pk4JudhdPM

— John Cassidy (@earthquakeguy) December 17, 2021

Earthquake? Woke me up and rattled the windows. #yyj #earthquake

— Sophomore Rho, Victoria (@Leigh28121678) December 17, 2021