7.7 earthquake strikes Canada Tsunami warnings raised

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A major 7.7 magnitude earthquake shook the Queen Charlotte Islands off the west coast of Canada late Saturday, October 27 (Sunday, October 28 in Manila), US government researchers said.

The Queen Charlotte Islands, which are also known by their official indigenous name of Haida Gwaii, comprise about 150 islands located north of Canada's Vancouver Island. Their total population is about 5,000. The Haida people make up about 45 percent of the total population acoording to the report from AFP.

The epicentre of the tremor, which occurred at 8:04pm on Saturday (local time) was located 139 kilometres south of the town of Masset, the US Geological Survey said.

Update: Tsunami warning for Hawaii lifted