4.8 magnitude earthquake off Bella Bella, B.C., no damage expected
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake occurred nearly 200 kilometres off of Bella Bella in British Columbia.
The quake hit Sunday just after 8 a.m. but Earthquakes Canada says no damage has been reported and none is expected.
B.C. emergency officials say in a post online that there is no tsunami threat to the province.
Seismologists use a magnitude scale to express energy released after an earthquake.
Earthquakes Canada says magnitudes of less than 5.4 rarely cause damage.
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