7.7 Earthquake Rattles BC Coast Last Night

This morning Nancy woke me to inform that there was a violent earthquake measuring 7.7 on the Richter scale.  The quake jolted British Columbia's north-central coast Saturday night, frightening residents and forcing many to temporarily leave their homes for higher ground ahead of a possible tsunami.  Tsunami warnings were issued for the North Coast, the Haida Gwaii islands, parts of the central B.C. coast, the coast of Alaska and as far away as Hawaii.  However, early Sunday morning the warnings were downgraded to advisory status, meaning evacuations were no longer necessary, and they were cancelled altogether a few hours later.  Residents near the centre of the quake said the violent jolting lasted for up to a minute, but no injuries or major damage had been reported.