A 3.6 magnitude earthquake occurred in the Gulf Islands early Friday morning.
According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the epicentre was located 12 kilometres east northeast of Ganges at a depth of 17.3 kilometres, which is indicated on an Alertable BC map as being near Morning Beach on Galiano Island.
A number of people have reported on social media that they felt the quake, which occurred at 4:13 a.m.