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

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On October 22, 2018, three significant earthquakes occurred off the coast of Port Hardy, Canada, with magnitudes of 6.6, 6.8, and 6.5. The first earthquake struck at 05:39:40 UTC, located 218 km SW of Port Hardy at a depth of 11.0 km. The second earthquake followed at 06:16:28 UTC, 197 km SW of Port Hardy at a depth of 10.0 km. The third earthquake occurred shortly after at 06:22:48 UTC, 223 km SW of Port Hardy, also at a depth of 10.0 km. These seismic events are associated with the Juan de Fuca Ridge and the northern end of the 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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