A tsunami warning was issued Saturday for Canada's western coast after a magnitude-7.5 earthquake jolted the northeastern Pacific Ocean off the coast of Alaska.
The warning, according to the British Columbia government, covers coastal areas from Northern Tip of Vancouver Island, Canada, to Cape Suckling in the US, Xinhua reported.
The US Geological Survey (USGS) said the temblor occurred at 0858 GMT, with its epicentre located 106 km west of Craig, Alaska, at a depth of 9.9 km.
There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage.
The Hawaii-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC) issued a regional warning for the coast near the epicentre, but predicted no widespread threat of a tsunami for the time being.
In October 2012, a 7.7-magnitude earthquake occurred Canada's Queen Charlotte Islands, not far from the epicentre of Saturday's quake.
The PTWC had issued a warning at the time, but the resulting tsunami, which did reach Hawaiian shores, was below dangerous levels.
The warning, according to the British Columbia government, covers coastal areas from Northern Tip of Vancouver Island, Canada, to Cape Suckling in the US, Xinhua reported.
The US Geological Survey (USGS) said the temblor occurred at 0858 GMT, with its epicentre located 106 km west of Craig, Alaska, at a depth of 9.9 km.
There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage.
The Hawaii-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC) issued a regional warning for the coast near the epicentre, but predicted no widespread threat of a tsunami for the time being.
In October 2012, a 7.7-magnitude earthquake occurred Canada's Queen Charlotte Islands, not far from the epicentre of Saturday's quake.
The PTWC had issued a warning at the time, but the resulting tsunami, which did reach Hawaiian shores, was below dangerous levels.