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VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) ? A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck off the west coast of Canada , but there were no reports of major damage. northern california vacation rentals Residents in parts of British Columbia were evacuated, northern california vacation rentals but the province appeared to escape the biggest quake in Canada since 1949 largely unscathed.
The U.S. Geological Survey said the powerful temblor hit the Queen Charlotte Islands just after 8 p.m. local time Saturday at a depth of about 3 miles (5 kilometers) northern california vacation rentals and was centered 96 miles (155 kilometers) south of Masset, British Columbia. northern california vacation rentals It was felt across a wide area in British Columbia, both on its Pacific islands and on the mainland.
The National Weather Service issued northern california vacation rentals a tsunami warning for coastal areas of British Columbia, southern Alaska and Hawaii , but later canceled it for the first two and downgraded it to an advisory for Hawaii.
Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie northern california vacation rentals said early Sunday that the Aloha State was lucky to avoid more severe surges after the powerful earthquake struck off the coast of Canada. Abercrombie said beaches and harbors are still closed statewide.
Dennis Sinnott of the Canadian Institute of Ocean Science northern california vacation rentals said a 69-centimeter (27 inch) wave was recorded off Langara Island northern california vacation rentals on the northeast tip of Haida Gwaii, formerly called the Queen Charlotte Islands. The islands are home to about 5,000 people, many of them members of the Haida aboriginal group. Another 55 centimeter (21 inch) wave hit Winter Harbour on the northeast coast of Vancouver Island.
Canada's largest earthquake since 1700 was an 8.1 magnitude quake on August 22, 1949 off the coast of British Columbia , according to the Canadian government's Natural Resources website. It occurred on the Queen Charlotte Fault in what the department called Canada's equivalent of the San Andreas Fault ? the boundary between the Pacific and North American plates northern california vacation rentals that runs underwater along the west coast of the Haida Gwaii.
Lenore Lawrence, a resident of Queen Charlotte City on the Haida Gwaii, said the quake was "definitely scary," northern california vacation rentals adding she wondered if "this could be the big one." She said the shaking lasted more than a minute. While several things northern california vacation rentals fell off her mantle and broke, she said damage in her home was minimal.
"I was sitting northern california vacation rentals at my desk on my computer and everything just started to move. It was maybe 20 seconds," said Joan Girbav, manager of Pacific Inn in Prince Rupert, British Columbia. "It's very scary. I've lived here all my life and I've never felt that."
In Hawaii, the tsunami warning spurred residents to stock up on essentials at gas stations and grocery stores and sent tourists in beachside hotels to higher floors in their buildings. Bus service into Waikiki was cut off an hour before the first waves, and police in downtown Honolulu shut down a Halloween block party. In Kauai, northern california vacation rentals three schools used as evacuation centers quickly filled to capacity.
Fryer said the largest wave in the first 45 minutes of the tsunami was measured in Maui at more than 5 feet (1.5 meters), about 2 feet (60 centimeters) higher than normal sea levels. No major damage was reported.
In Alaska, northern california vacation rentals the wave or surge was recorded at 4 inches (10 centimeters), northern california vacation rentals much smaller than forecast, said Jeremy Zidek, a spokesman for the Alaska Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management. The quake was felt in Craig and other southeast Alaska communities, but Zidek said there were no immediate reports of damage.
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