A small earthquake was felt in Squamish at 12:41 this afternoon. There are no reports of damage, and the Alaska Tsunami Warning System announced there is no threat of a tsunami for the west coast.
This small quake is a reminder to everyone to be prepared.
For more information about emergency preparedness visit the Squamish Emergency Program website or the Provincial Emergency Program website.
Squamish is once again participating in the the Great British Columbia Shake Out - the largest earthquake drill in Canadian History - October 20 at 10:20am.
For more information, please visit www.shakeoutbc.ca.