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Moderate Earthquake Shakes Vancouver Area

(July 19) -- A magnitude-5.1 earthquake shook British Columbia, Canada, today at 1:15 p.m. EDT, according to a preliminary report by the U.S. Geological Survey. The epicenter of the quake was on Vancouver Island, population approximately 750,000, located about 300 miles west of Vancouver proper and 248 miles northwest of...

UPDATED: Earthquakes Rattle Vancouver, Alaska and Hawaii

(July 19) -- UPDATE: A 5.1 magnitude earthquake struck 300 miles west of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, today at 1:15 p.m. EDT. There are no reports of injuries or damages and a tsunami warning was not issued. A spate of relatively mild earthquakes has struck the United States recently, including a 4.5-magnitude...