7.7 Quake Hits BC

[RossP]

Wow here we are visiting Texas and my son e-mails me that we have had an Earth Quake and ther is a Tsunamin warning on the BC and Alaska coast. The quake hit just off the coast of Hiada Gwai(sp)  I hope all my Bradley friends are safe. Waiting to hear about fishing friends and family. Heading home tomorrow. Stay safe everyone.

[Quarlow]

It is all ok down here Ross. The warning is for the northern tip of VI to Alaska. I actually felt it. I was at my dads which is a houseboat sitting on blocks. I felt the boat wobble side to side.

[beefmann]

it was a 7.7 Quake,,, quite big

[Quarlow]

Yes big but no real damage from it. The fault in the Queen Charlotte Islands is a Horizontal fault which means when it slips it moves laterally as opposed to a vertical slip which is the kind that cause the big tsunami's and a lot of damage. There has been a magnitude 8.1 quake back in 1949 in the same spot which did no real damage although people and animals were knocked off their feet.