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Canada: Earthquake strikes St. John in BC; no damage

India Blooms News Service | @indiablooms | Nov 30, 2018, at 04:02 pm

#Canada #Earthquake #StJohn #BritishColumbia

St John, Nov 30 (IBNS): An earthquake of magnitude 4.5 struck near St. John, British Columbia (BC) in Canada on Thursday, media reports said.

No damage has been reported.

The earthquake has struck 16 km southwest of Fort St. John.

Residents said they felt tremor at around 5.30 pm, CTV News reported.

One Twitter user had reportedly said the building was shaking so much that the top floor was seeming to fall off.

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