Early dis Friday morning, one 3.7 magnitude earthquake hit near Vancouver, British Columbia. According to de Pacific Northwest Seismic Network (PNSN), de quake happen just after 2 a.m. between Richmond and Ladysmith, B.C., very close to de U.S.-Canada border in de Strait of Georgia.
De earthquake occur about 37 miles below de earth’s surface, and people feel am across British Columbia and even as far east as Bellingham. Dis no be de first earthquake for de region; in late September, one 4.0 magnitude earthquake was recorded in de waters off Victoria, B.C.
Over de summer, plenty earthquakes happen well off de coast of Vancouver Island, including one 6.4 magnitude quake. De Pacific Northwest dey experience different types of earthquakes, including shallow fault quakes, deep earthquakes, and subduction zone earthquakes.
De Cascadia Subduction Zone, where de Juan de Fuca Plate and de North American Continental Plate dey move against each other, be one of Washington state’s biggest hazards. Earthquakes happen in Washington every day, but most be too small to feel.
In de past month, de Pacific Northwest experience 87 earthquakes of magnitude 1.5 or greater. Though dis no necessarily mean severe earthquake dey come, experts say significant earthquake for de region be long overdue.
