Small earthquake lightly rattles Sechelt and Squamish

A 3.1magnitude earthquake,just after11:30 a.m. PTnear Sechelt B.C. lightly rattled the Sunshine Coast andSquamish where it was briefly felt by some residents according to reports.

The quakewas centred 28 kilometres northeast of Sechelt and occurred at adepth of fivekilometres according to Natural Resources Canada

The tremor was recorded at Geological Survey of Canada locations in Nanaimo and Victoria. No damage has been reported and none is expected.