An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 3.9 hit the Vancouver, British Columbia, area early Friday morning, according to the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network.

The 3.7 magnitude quake hit just after 2 a.m. Friday between Richmond and Ladysmith, B.C., very close to the U.S.-Canada border in the Strait of Georgia. It was measured at about 37 miles below the earth's surface, PNSN reports. The earthquake could be felt across British Columbia and even as far east as Bellingham.

Clague says the Big One involves "a much larger slip" of a few hundred kilometres between the Juan de Fuca Plate and the North American Plate in the Cascadia subduction zone. The magnitude 8 or 9 earthquake would devastate Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland. Thankfully, this kind of event only occurs every 400 or 500 years.

Many people have taken to social media after being woken up by an earthquake that rocked Metro Vancouver overnight.

Another early morning quake felt across Vancouver and Victoria on Friday. The magnitude 3.8 earthquake was reported just after 2 a.m. local time

Just after 2 a.m. last night, a 3.5-magnitude earthquake shook parts of southern Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland. The event occurred 18 kilometres west of Tsawwassen in the Strait of Georgia, according to Earthquakes Canada.

Emergency Info BC says no damage or injuries are expected after an earthquake rattled British Columbia’s coastal region early this

A 4.1 magnitude quake struck close to 200 km near northern Vancouver Island, marking the second earthquake near Vancouver Island in a week.