A 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck off British Columbia at 8:04 p.m. Saturday night, prompting a tsunami warning for coastal areas within the Canadian province and from the north tip of Vancouver Island to Cape Decision, Alaska.
Minutes later the West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center issued a statement requesting that people in low-lying areas within this zone "should be alert to instructions from their local emergency officials" and "if in a tsunami warning coastal area, move inland to higher ground."
A warning means widespread coastal flooding could be imminent within the warning zone.
A Pacific-wide tsunami threat is not anticipated.
There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.
The earthquake was centered 125 miles south-southwest of Prince Rupert at a depth of 10.9 miles, the United States Geological Survey said.
As the accompanying USGS image shows, this is the Queen Charlotte Islands region west of British Columbia.
Felt it in Powell River. All my drapes started swaying and banging together, in every room.
Posted by: Terry Faubert | Oct 27, 2012 at 09:24 PM