Two shallow earthquakes (M4.0, M4.3) hit northern Vancouver Island within 10 minutes right along the Cascadia subduction zone

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Two shallow earthquakes have struck off the northern coast of Vancouver Island within 10 minutes on January 14, 2017. The first tremor (M4.0) occurred at 10:54 a.m.. About 10 minutes later, a 4.3-magnitude earthquake struck in the same area. The epicentre for both quakes was 159 kilometres west of Port Hardy, at a depth of 10 kilometres. Seismologists do not expect it to have been felt on the Island.

2 earthquakes (M4.0 and M4.3) hit off Vancouver Island along the Cascadia Fault Zone on January 14 2018, 2 earthquakes (M4.0 and M4.3) hit off Vancouver Island along the Cascadia Fault Zone on January 14 2018 map
2 earthquakes (M4.0 and M4.3) hit off Vancouver Island along the Cascadia Fault Zone on January 14, 2018. via USGS

The Cascadia Subduction Zone is a very active region. It’s a part of the plate margin, the region between the Pacific plate and North American plate where we see hundreds of earthquakes each year. The earthquake waves tend to lose quite a bit of energy as they travel from the oceanic plates onto the continental plate, onto Vancouver Island.

Juan de Fuca Triple Junctions and the Cascade Volcanic Arc, 2 earthquakes (M4.0 and M4.3) hit off Vancouver Island along the Cascadia Fault Zone on January 14 2018, 2 earthquakes (M4.0 and M4.3) hit off Vancouver Island along the Cascadia Fault Zone on January 14 2018 map
Juan de Fuca Triple Junctions and the Cascade Volcanic Arc. via Wikipedia

A 6.8-magnitude earthquake was recorded back in 1991 along the same offshore-fault.

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  1. […] The Cascadia Subduction Zone is a very active region. It’s a part of the plate margin, the region between the Pacific plate and North American plate where we see hundreds of earthquakes each year. The earthquake waves tend to lose quite a bit of energy as they travel from the oceanic plates onto the continental plate, onto Vancouver Island. READ MORE […]

  2. […] Two shallow earthquakes have struck off the northern coast of Vancouver Island within 10 minutes on January 14, 2017. The first tremor (M4.0) occurred at 10:54 a.m.. About 10 minutes later, a 4.3-magnitude earthquake struck in the same area. The epicentre for both quakes was 159 kilometres west of Port Hardy, at a depth of 10 kilometres. Seismologists do not expect it to have been felt on the Island. Read More… […]

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