British Columbia rocked by earthquakes

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Jan. 5 (UPI) -- British Columbia was rocked Saturday by three strong earthquakes that struck nearly 143 miles off the coast of the Canadian province.

The Canadian Broadcasting Corp. said the first earthquake to hit the region registered a 5.6 magnitude on the Richter scale, while the two ensuing quakes both registered a magnitude of 6.5.

The three earthquakes all took place at a depth of more than six miles in the same spot off the Canadian coast.

While the earthquakes were felt by residents in several British Columbia locations, there were no reports of damage.

The CBC said the Alaska and West Coast Tsunami Warning Center was not expecting a tsunami to be created by the powerful temblors.