Mw 6.8 Vancouver Island, Canada Region

On 22 October 2018 a strong earthquake occurred at Vancouver Island, Canada Region at a depth of 10 km. The seismic event occurred at 06:16:28 UTC and had an estimated moment magnitude (Mw) 6.8. A strong earthquake with magnitude 6.6 occurred in the region about half an hour earlier.

Later on the 19th Mercury and Mars made a 90° angle with Earth. On the 20th and 21st critical lunar geometry occurred, primarily with Uranus-Neptune, which were at 45°. Another contributing factor was probably Earth's close proximity to the Venus-Uranus line and the Moon made critical geometry to both planets on the 21st.

Earth:   Mercury-Mars     2018-10-19, 17:09:28   90°00'00"

Earth:   Moon-Neptune     2018-10-20, 23:39:38    0°00'00"
Earth:   Moon-Uranus      2018-10-21,  2:53:03   45°00'00"
Earth:   Moon-Venus       2018-10-21, 13:26:28  135°00'00"
					

SSGI depiction of planetary (PG) and lunar (LG) geometry