Yikes - 7.7 Mag quake in the Queen Charlotte Islands

126 miles away from the city of Prince Rupert. Shallow so this is going to be felt for some distance. More from the U.S. Geological Survey And of course, this is right where that moron Russ George of Planktos Inc. dumped 100 tons of Iron Sulphate in order to claim carbon credits from the resultant plankton bloom and die-off. So dumping FeSO4 causes large earthquakes. Just like dumping CO2 causes global warming. We need a new Kyoto Protocol to limit FeSO4 in our oceans!!!!!!!!11eleventy!!!!!! UPDATE: From Prince Rupert's The Northern View:

UPDATE: 8 foot wave reported at Sandspit after 7.7 magnitude earthquake hits Haida Gwaii, Prince Rupert feels shaking
The earth on the north coast was moving on Saturday night as a 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck 139 km south of Masset.

"We're going around and checking now, waiting to see if there was any damage. I do know that it felt like there was a train going through, it was enough for me to move away from the windows," Queen Charlotte mayor Carol Kulesha said.

The earthquake occurred at 8:04 p.m. at the epicenter on Oct. 27.

Although the earthquake happened 202 km away from Prince Rupert, many felt or noticed signs of it. The quake was felt as far inland as Chetwynd through the Pine Pass and as far south as Vancouver.

The earthquake happened 17.5 kilometres below the surface. There is now a tsunami warning in effect for the coastal areas of British Columbia and Alaska. However the chances of Prince Rupert flooding from tsunami waves are unlikely considering the city's harbour is surrounded by islands.

"All coastal and all low lying areas within the area are being issued an evacuation notice and are being asked to go to higher grounds. That includes all of our local marinas both in the villages and Prince Rupert," Prince Rupert Constable Matt Ericson said.

Port operations have been evacuated according to Prince Rupert Port Authority spokesperson Michael Gurney.

"This is a precaution because only an 8 ft rise in water level was observed in Sandspit, so by the time a wave, if any reaches Prince Rupert it will be negligible," he told the Prince Rupert Northern View.

Great to hear that people are safe. Traveled through there about ten years ago on a friend's fishing boat. Some gorgeous country...