Earthquakes shake Lower Mainland, northern B.C. [Video]

A 3.5 magnitude earthquake near Tsawwassen, B.C., shook the Lower Mainland Friday morning, hours before a 4.2 magnitude earthquake in northern B.C. rattled Fort St. John, according to Earthquakes Canada.

While residents report feeling the first quake, Earthquakes Canada says there are no reports of damage from either of the minor earthquakes, and no damage is expected for earthquakes of their magnitude. 

“[The earthquakes] would feel like a truck hit a curb outside of your house. Your whole house might kind of shake and there’s a loud bang sound,” said Brindley Smith, a seismic analyst with Natural Resources Canada. 

Earthquakes Canada says the first earthquake happened just after 2 a.m. PT in the Strait of Georgia, about 29 kilometres southwest of Vancouver and 17 kilometres west of Tsawwassen.

Smith said initially, it was detected as a 3.8 magnitude earthquake, before better modelling helped the agency determine the earthquake had a …