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The Spokesman-Review Newspaper
Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

Strong earthquakes strike off Vancouver Island; no tsunami warnings issued

The U.S. Geological Survey recorded three earthquakes above magnitude 6.0 Sunday, Oct. 21, 2018 about a 100 miles off the coast of Vancouver Island. (U.S. Geological Survey)
From staff reports

The U.S. Geological Survey recorded three earthquakes above magnitude 6.0 Sunday evening about a 100 miles off the coast of Vancouver Island.

The strongest quake was magnitude-6.8 and occurred at 10:16 p.m.

The Vancouver Sun reported that there was no damage reported and there were no tsunami warnings issued.