Balance Rock, just north of Skidegate, Queen Charlotte Islands / Haida Gwaii. It is a large bolder left behind from the glacial retreat of the ice age. Many decades later it still sits perfectly suspended on another rock’s pointed head, as guarding the shores of Skidegate, Graham Island. Photo source: Living on the edge
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A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck off the west coast of Canada, but there were no reports of major damage. Residents in parts of British Columbia were evacuated, but the province appeared to escape the biggest quake in Canada since 1949 largely unscathed.
The National Weather Service issued a tsunami warning for coastal areas of British Columbia, southern Alaska and Hawaii, but later canceled it for the first two and downgraded it to an advisory for Hawaii…
Tsunami Warning in Hawaii Downgraded to Advisory, ABC News
A Hawaii tsunami warning that spurred coastal evacuations statewide was downgraded to a tsunami advisory early Sunday, ending the threat of serious damage less than three hours after the first waves hit the islands.
