Magnitude 6.5 earthquake strikes south of Haida Gwaii

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    A red dot shows the location of a 6.5-magnitude earthquake that struck south of Haida Gwaii on Sunday, Sept. 15. Other, smaller dots show weaker earthquakes in the area between Aug. 15 and Sept. 15. (Earthquakes Canada image)

    Earthquakes Canada says an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.5 struck south of Haida Gwaii at 3:22 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 15.

    No tsunami is expected. Haida Guardians reported feeling the earthquake at SG̱ang Gwaay. Others reported feeling a shake in Port Clements.

    The epicentre of the quake was about 39 km southeast of the Cape Saint James lighthouse. It had an estimated depth of 10 km.