Scientists are studying a swarm of tiny earthquakes in a known volcanic zone in the B-C Interior.
The Geological Survey of Canada counted more than 100 micro-earthquakes in the region about 100 kilometres west of Quesnel between last Wednesday and early yesterday.
The quakes are deep in the Earth's crust and none has been felt but seismologists note they are just 20 kilometres from the Nazko Cone, which last erupted about seven-thousand years ago.
They say the earthquakes may be related to magma movement or crustal stress -- but there is no evidence at this time to suggest a volcanic eruption is likely.
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