M4.8 Earthquake Off BC Coast, No Damage

0:00A magnitude 4.8 earthquake rattled the ocean floor off Northern Vancouver Island in British Columbia this past Sunday, March 29, 2026. It hit just before 11 a.m. about 183 km west of Port Hardy at a shallow depth of 5 km. Officials with earthquakes Canada confirmed the shake was too far out to be felt on land and no tsunami warning went up. They also said no damage popped up anywhere and none is expected from this one. This quake follows a 4.3 magnitude event off Northern BC, as coast just last Wednesday, which also stayed harmless with zero reports of harm or shakes felt by folks on shore. For context quakes in that 3.5 to 5.4 range usually get noticed if they're closed by, but they seldom pack enough punch too. Break anything or cause real trouble. These tremors remind us the pacific ring of fire keeps things active out west, so monitoring stays sharp even when impacts stay low.

1:02I'm Corey with the story and you've been listening to Vancouver News today, AI-powered local news.