Video: 6.4 quake felt in Okanagan

Wayne Moore - Castanet Sep 9, 2011 / 2:01 pm
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake hit Vancouver Island during the lunch hour Friday with enough force to be felt in the Okanagan.  The U.S. Geological Survey, which downgraded the quake from a 6.7 magnitude, reports the quake hit 138 km west-southwest of Campbell River.  It hit at a depth of 25.9 km.  Castanet has heard from a number of people in the downtown Kelowna area stating they felt the quake.  "My co-workers and myself were working in one of the Lankmark buildings when the quake hit," says Jeremy Burgess in an e-mail sent to Castanet.  "I noticed myself swaying back and forth and thought that it was odd.  I then noticed my blinds were swaying in time and the building was creaking.  Before the tremor stopped I confirmed with a few co-workers that they also felt the quake.  It was an odd sensation to say the least, a little like floating in low ocean waves."  Eric Stansfield lives on the 7th floor of the Centuria building at the corner of Bernard and Gordon. "The whole building was shaking for several seconds," says Stansfield.  "Our lights were swaying. When it stopped, we got out." A resident of the Sunset Waterfront also felt it.  "I could literally feel and see the building swaying." There have been no reports of significant damage.
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Quake Felt In Vernon:Written by Peter McIntyre Friday, 09 September 2011 12:13

It appears some areas of Vernon and the Okanagan felt some tremors from an earthquake. A magnitude-6.7 earthquake struck off the coast of Vancouver Island at 12:41 this afternoon, and there's no reports of injuries or damage at this point.  The U-S Geological Survey later downgraded the magnitude to 6.4  Wayne Francks lives in the Big Chief Mobile Home Park in Okanagan Landing and says he noticed some shaking around 12:45  "We didn't feel it but our house did. Everything was shaking in here. We have vertical blinds and the weights started to bang against the window frames, that's what got our attention and we wondered what the heck was going on. It continued for a couple of minutes."  Some residents of Kelowna reported some swaying and shaking buildings. Reports say buildings in downtown Vancouver were swaying.  The quake's epicentre was just off the west coast of Vancouver Island, south of Port Hardy, recorded at a depth of 80 kilometres. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre has posted an information bulletin that says no tsunami is expected. Experts say there could be some aftershocks. If you felt it, give us a call at 250-545-5901 at KISS FM News, and tell us about it