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. ) K) }3 ^# Y- l 1 Z% r* m! u: S% y5 c4 gInitial reports estimated the quake was as large as magnitude 6.8, but those estimates were later downgraded to 6.4.' j0 Z- t, Q" @& i5 |9 \+ ?5 m7 ^
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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.