An official looks a seismograph at an observation post near a recent volcanic eruption in Carita, Indonesia, Thursday, Dec. 27, 2018. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

Pair of earthquakes shake off coastal B.C., no tsunami expected

Sep 28, 2026 | 8:57 AM

PORT HARDY — A pair of earthquakes rumbled off British Columbia’s coast, but emergency officials say there is no tsunami risk.

Earthquakes Canada says the first at about 9:40 local time on Sunday night struck in the ocean 166 kilometres west of Port Hardy, off the northern tip of Vancouver Island.

The quake measured a magnitude of 4.9.

The second earthquake in the waters nearby, about 200 kilometres west of Port Hardy, happened at 2:13 Monday morning.