Three earthquakes Mag 6.6, 6.8, 6.5 off Port Hardy, Canada

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On October 22, 2018, a series of significant earthquakes struck off the west coast of Canada, specifically near Port Hardy. The first earthquake measured a magnitude of 6.6 at a depth of 11.0 km, followed by a 6.8 magnitude quake at 10.0 km depth, and a 6.5 magnitude quake also at 10.0 km depth. These seismic events occurred in close succession, indicating they were likely related and recorded with overlapping amplitudes. The earthquakes are situated along the Juan de Fuca Ridge, which is part of the northern Cascadia Basin.
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M 6.6 - 218km SW of Port Hardy, Canada
https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us1000hfgn/executive
2018-10-22 05:39:40 (UTC)
49.250°N 129.478°W
11.0 km depth

M 6.8 - 197km SW of Port Hardy, Canada
https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us1000hfgv/executive
2018-10-22 06:16:28 (UTC)
49.347°N 129.214°W
10.0 km depth

M 6.5 - 223km SW of Port Hardy, Canada
https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us1000hfh3/executive
2018-10-22 06:22:48 (UTC)
49.314°N 129.673°W
10.0 km depth

https://www.yahoo.com/news/four-earthquakes-strike-off-canadas-west-coast-072546748.html

Looks to be along the Juan de Fuca Ridge, or north end of the Cascadia Basin.
 
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I did record them, not overly large amplitude and because of their closeness in time, they all ran together ...

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