Multiple earthquakes were recorded off the west coast of Canada`s Vancouver Island on Thursday, reports Xinhua.

According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), the first earthquake with a depth of 10 kilometers was initially determined as 6.6 magnitude, but it was later downgraded to 6.4.

USGS said the earthquake, which happened about 209 kilometers away from Tofino, was recorded at 8:08 am local time (1508 GMT).

Just after 9:17 am (1617 GMT), USGS reported another earthquake and the epicenter, with a depth of 10 kilometers, was measured as 5.4 magnitude and 187 kilometers west of Tofino.

Earthquakes Canada said one small earthquake happened between the two earthquakes, about 194 kilometers southwest of Port Alice, which is in the same general area. The agency measured that earthquake as 4.3 magnitude.

There is no tsunami threat to the West Coast as a result of the quakes, said Emergency Info British Columbia.

Last week, a cluster of earthquakes was recorded off the west coast of Vancouver Island, varying in intensity up to 5.7 magnitude recorded on July 4. Those tremors were all clustered in an area approximately 150 to 250 kilometers from Tofino, according to local media.

Andrew Schaeffer, an earthquake seismologist with the Geological Survey of Canada, was quoted by CTV News as saying that despite the uptick in seismic activity, the quakes were "business as usual" for the region.