Earthquakes Shake Deep Below Northern British Columbia Coast

A person fishes on the end of a wharf in Sandspit, B.C., on Moresby Island in Haida Gwaii, on Aug. 16, 2013. The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck

The northern British Columbia coast was rattled by two earthquakes below the ocean floor on Sunday.

Natural Resources Canada said the first quake hit at 3:20 p.m. and measured 6, while the second came about an hour later and measured 4.5.