6.7 quake off Canada’s coast

AN EARTHQUAKE with a magnitude of 6.7 has struck off the coast of British Colombia in Canada, scientists have said.

The US Geographical Survey said the quake struck at a depth of 16.1 miles about 173 miles west of Vancouver.

The quake’s epicentre just off the west coast of Vancouver Island, south of Port Hardy.

According to the West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Centre, no tsunami is expected.