Earthquake hits off coast of Haida Gwaii
Posted May 8, 2023 11:22 am.
Last Updated May 8, 2023 11:31 am.
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake has hit just off the west coast of Haida Gwaii.
Earthquakes Canada says it struck around 8:10 a.m. Monday.
The agency notes the quake was not felt and that a tsunami is not expected.
EARTHQUAKE Mag=4.2 on 08 May at 08:10 AKDT.
Details : https://t.co/0RTf6fDRzf
119 km S of Daajing Giids, BC
— Earthquakes Canada (@CANADAquakes) May 8, 2023
The quake hit at a depth of 27.87 kilometres, about 119 kilometres south of Daajing Giids.
Haida Gwaii sits just along the Queen Charlotte Fault. According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), the fault is “nearly 900 kilometers long and marks the tectonic boundary between the Pacific and North American plates.”
“An active strike-slip boundary similar to California’s San Andreas fault, the Queen Charlotte Fault has produced five magnitude-7-and-higher earthquakes in the last 100 years and presents the greatest earthquake hazard to residents of southeast Alaska and western British Columbia,” the USGS adds.
