5.1 earthquake shakes Vancouver, Victoria and other southwest B.C. cities
VANCOUVER — An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.1 has shaken Vancouver, Victoria and other cites on B.C.’s southwest coast.
Natural Resources Canada says the quake was centred 24 kilometres north-northeast of Sechelt on the Sunshine Coast.
It says the quake occurred at 1:26 p.m. local time and there were no immediate reports of damage.
British Columbia’s emergency information website says officials are monitoring the situation and the public should stand by for more information.
Posts on social media suggest the quake was felt across much of the Lower Mainland, as well as Vancouver Island.
On Thursday, a 5.2 magnitude earthquake was detected roughly 63 kilometres northeast of Grande Cache, Alta., but it isn’t believed to have caused any damage.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 21, 2025.
The Canadian Press
Stay connected with local news
Make us your
home page
Authors
Related Articles
B.C. police chase sees pickup truck lose couch, crash into two RCMP cruisers
SALMON ARM — Mounties in B.C.’s southern interior say a wild chase ended with two police cruisers being hit and a couch flying from the back of a pickup truck. RCMP say officers were called two weeks ago about a silver Dodge Dakota speeding and swerving all over the road.
18,000 lives later, B.C. marks 10 years since declaring overdose emergency
Events are planned across British Columbia today to mark 10 years since the province declared a public health emergency related to the overdose crisis that has since killed more than 18,000 people. A “moment of silence and minute of rage” is scheduled for this afternoon at the B.C. Legislature in
BC United executives eye Conservative race, as donations still flow for dormant party
VANCOUVER — It was a once-dominant force in British Columbia politics, but for more than a year and a half the party formerly known as the BC Liberals has been dormant — at least in the public eye. Now, a scandal over dirty tricks in the run-up to the 2024
