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Magnitude 7.7 quake strikes off Canadian coast

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VANCOUVER, British Columbia –  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 U.S. Geological Survey said the powerful temblor hit the Queen Charlotte Islands just after 8 p.m. local time Saturday at a depth of about 3 miles (5 kilometers) and was centered 96 miles (155 kilometers) south of Masset, British Columbia. It was felt across a wide area in British Columbia, both on its Pacific islands and on the mainland. "It looks like the damage and the risk are at a very low level," said Shirley Bond, British Columbia's minister responsible for emergency management said.

People:

Urs Thomas

Overall Sentiment: -0.0138005

Relevance: 0.40783

SentimentQuote
0.164681"It was a pretty good shock," Thomas, 59, said. ...
0.0780335"It was a pretty good shock," Thomas, 59, said. "I looked at my boat outside. It was rocking. Everything was moving. My truck was moving."
-0.419865"The fixtures and everything were still swinging," he said. ...
-0.382317"The fixtures and everything were still swinging," he said. "I had some picture frames coming down."
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 4
  • Aggregate Sentiment: -0.5594675
  • Mean: -0.139866875
  • Standard Deviation: 1.7320508075689

Gov. Neil Abercrombie

Overall Sentiment: 0.035013

Relevance: 0.335409

SentimentQuote
0.24968"We're very, very grateful that we can go home tonight counting our blessings," Abercrombie said. ...
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 1
  • Aggregate Sentiment: 0.24968
  • Mean: 0.24968
  • Standard Deviation: 1.4142135623731

Shirley Bond

Overall Sentiment: -0.57714

Relevance: 0.293876

SentimentQuote
-0.153362"It looks like the damage and the risk are at a very low level," said Shirley Bond, ...
0.125419"It looks like the damage and the risk are at a very low level," said Shirley Bond, British Columbia's minister responsible for emergency management said. "We're certainly grateful."
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 2
  • Aggregate Sentiment: -0.027943
  • Mean: -0.0139715
  • Standard Deviation: 0

Dennis Sinnott

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.240151

Craig

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.228445

Lenore Lawrence

Overall Sentiment: -0.0469235

Relevance: 0.22475

Jeremy Zidek

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.220124

Oskar Garcia

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.218932

Rob Gillies

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.218668

Mark Thiessen

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.216296

Joan Girbav

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.208012

SentimentQuote
0"I was sitting at my desk on my computer and everything just started to move. It was maybe 20 seconds," said Joan Girbav, ...
0"I was sitting at my desk on my computer and everything just started to move. It was maybe 20 seconds," said Joan Girbav, manager of Pacific Inn in Prince Rupert, British Columbia. "It's very scary. I've lived here all my life and I've never felt that."
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 2
  • Aggregate Sentiment: 0
  • Mean: 0
  • Standard Deviation: 0

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  • Aggregate Sentiment is meant to be an indicator of an individual's overall sentiment.
  • The Mean is meant to be an indicator of an individual's average comment sentiment.
  • The Standard Deviation, when there are enough quotes, will indicate an individual's consistency of sentiment (i.e. a Standard Deviation of 0 would mean they were very consistent in their sentiment and 1 would mean they were very inconsistent).

Note that quote stats are likely to be meaningless beyond the aggregate score due to the tiny sample size. However, they are always provided just in case you find something useful there.

Additional Info:

NaturalDisaster: tsunami

Overall Sentiment: -0.148837

Relevance: 0.389117

StateOrCounty: British Columbia

Overall Sentiment: -0.193116

Relevance: 0.817417

StateOrCounty: Hawaii

Overall Sentiment: -0.0273085

Relevance: 0.445981

Disambiguation: Location | PoliticalDistrict | AdministrativeDivision | GovernmentalJurisdiction | MilitaryPost | USStateReferences:

StateOrCounty: Alaska

Overall Sentiment: -0.061924

Relevance: 0.333611

Disambiguation: Location | PoliticalDistrict | AdministrativeDivision | GovernmentalJurisdiction | USStateReferences:

GeographicFeature: Pacific islands

Overall Sentiment: -0.115996

Relevance: 0.575628

Country: Canada

Overall Sentiment: -0.0362221

Relevance: 0.435744

Disambiguation: Location | GovernmentalJurisdiction | Kingdom | AwardDiscipline | FilmScreeningVenueReferences:

Facility: Golden Spruce hotel

Overall Sentiment: -0.198752

Relevance: 0.313513

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