Magnitude 7.7 earthquake hits Canada's British Columbia, USGS reports

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16. CNN: 5.8 aftershock

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Quake with a magnitude of 7.7 strikes off Canada coast

Editor's Note: A 7.7-magnitude quake struck off the coast of Queen Charlotte Islands in Canada late Saturday, triggering a tsunami warning. No reports of major damage has yet emerged. Here are the latest developments:

Update 12 a.m. A 5.8-magnitude aftershock was felt 96 miles south of Masset, Canada, according to the USGS.

Update 11:56 p.m. More from Englehard:
He said he has not seen any major damage in his town; just a broken window. The shaking lasted for a while, he said.

Update 11:52 p.m. Fritz Engelhard, who lives in Masset, British Columbia, said he felt the tremor even though his town is 86 miles from the epicenter. Residents have been asked to seek higher ground because of the tsunami warning, he said.

Update 11:47 p.m. The tweets started populating the Twitter timeline as soon as residents felt the tremor.

I'm still shaking. earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/re…

— Monika Clifton (@NorthCoastGal) October 28, 2012

Update 11:46 p.m. The tsunami warning is in effect for the coastal areas of British Columbia and Alaska - from the north tip of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, to Cape Decision, Alaska.
Such a warning means that all residents in those coastal regions should move immediately inland to higher ground.

Update 11:43 p.m. The Alaska Tsunami Warning Center has issued a tsunami warning.

Posted at 11:40 p.m. A 7.7-magnitude quake struck off the coast of Queen Charlotte Islands in Canada late Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The quake had a depth of 10.9 miles.

Post by: CNN's Chandler Friedman

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