A pair of earthquakes rattle both Northern and Southern California

There are no reports of any injuries or damage after a magnitude 4.3 natural disaster struck near the Victoria area late Tuesday night.

U.S. Geological Survey scientist Lucy Jones said on Twitter on Wednesday that that number of aftershocks was normal for a 4.4 quake.

Forrest Owens, assistant chief with the Central Saanich Fire Department, said he was among the many people awakened by the quake.

No injuries or damage were initially reported.

“A lot of people felt it partly because it was fairly close to some populated areas, also a lot of those people were on softer ground which tends to amplify seismic waves, or in tall buildings”.

“Just about knocked me off the couch”.

There have been nine earthquakes above magnitude-4 In the general area in the last 10 years.

“It’s the kind of shaking that’s definitely stronger than a truck driving by”, said Honn Kao, an quake seismologist with Geological Survey of Canada.

“I was here all day and I felt the aftershocks”, said owner Stephanie Sanders.

Tuesday’s quake doesn’t suggest anything about when “The Big One” will strike, Cassidy added, but it should still serve as a reminder for families to get prepared.

There are no reports of any significant damage at this time.

In Metro Vancouver, SkyTrain temporarily shut down until crews determined it was safe to operate the train on the guideway.

BC Hydro, the province’s utility company, says there are no reports of power outages and no impact to its distribution services.

This quake followed another several hours earlier near San Bernadino, Calif., that measured 4.4.

The USGS said aftershocks of magnitude 3.8 and 3.2 came minutes later and dozens of tiny aftershocks followed in California over the next few hours.