30/10/2012 19:38
Earthquake struck off British Columbia province
A shallow earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 struck off British Columbia province on Canada's west coast, the U.S. Geological Survey said, the second powerful earthquake in the region in two days, the Reuters reports.
The quake, at a depth of about 10 km (6 miles), was centred about 245 km (150 miles) southwest of Prince Rupert, British Columbia, and struck at about 10.29 p.m. on Monday (0249 GMT Tuesday), the USGS said.
The quake was not expected to generate a tsunami, the USGS's Alaska Tsunami Warning Center said in a statement.