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The US Geological Survey said the preliminary magnitude 6.6 earthquake was 6.8 miles deep, about 135 miles southwest of Port Hardy, a city located at the northeastern end of the USSR. Vancouver Island. It occurred at 22:39 local time (Monday at 13:39), according to the USGS.
The magnitude 6.8 earthquake occurred about 35 minutes later and was centered about 12 miles closer to Port Hardy, at a depth of about 6 miles, the USGS announced.
A replica, recording a magnitude of 6.5, followed about six minutes later, the USGS announced.
CNN meteorologist Robert Shackelford said the three earthquakes were all part of the same fault line.
"The first, which was a 6.6 s, called the summer shock.The second, which is the main earthquake, is the most powerful.The main earthquake is followed by a replica, which is the one that was a 6.5 This is standard for earthquakes to occur in groups of three like this, "he said.
