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7.7 Magnitude Quake Hits British Columbia

Posted by samzenpus on from the whole-lotta-shaking-going-on dept.

schwit1 writes "A magnitude 7.7 earthquake hit Canada's Pacific coast province of British Columbia on Saturday night, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The quake was centered 123 miles south-southwest of Prince Rupert at a depth of 6.2 miles. 'Earthquakes Canada said the quake in the Haida Gwaii region has been followed by numerous aftershocks as large as 4.6 and said a small tsunami has been recorded by a deep ocean pressure sensor. 'It was felt across much of north-central B.C., including Haida Gwaii, Prince Rupert, Quesnel, and Houston. There have been no reports of damage at this time,' the agency said in a statement on its website.'"

4 of 65 comments (clear)

  1. Ocean Seeding by Kris+Warkentin · · Score: 5, Funny

    Ah ha! Proof that seeding the ocean with iron causes earthquakes!

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    In Soviet Russia, hot grits put YOU down THEIR pants.
  2. Earthquake in BC by fustakrakich · · Score: 4, Funny

    God's reaction to that kid's arrest...

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    “He’s not deformed, he’s just drunk!”
  3. It's All Right, Everyone by guttentag · · Score: 4, Funny

    I've contacted Canadian Strategic Command. Fortunately, the Global Strategic Maple Syrup Reserve was on the other side of the country at the time, where it's supposed to be, rather than in some seismically unstable criminal warehouse. The rumors of an impending Maple Tsunami are greatly exaggerated.

  4. No damage from the quake? by Epsilon+Moonshade · · Score: 5, Funny

    Even Canadian earthquakes are nice and overly polite.