Strong shaking was felt throughout Haida Gwaii where residents in Masset, Skidegate, Sandspit, and Queen Charlotte City were evacuated to higher ground.
Upon his return, he settled in the Queen Charlotte Islands with his mother who had taken a job in Sandspit, on the Moresby Island.
Other beaches close to the city include Sandspit, Hawke's Bay, and Paradise Point (a sandstone rock promontory with a natural arch), sonehra point, french beach, cape Mount, Manora Beach, but Clifton Beach is the most popular picnic destination in Karachi.
Spencer Spit State Park — The focus of this park on the northeast side of the island is a long, low sandspit that almost connects to small Frost Island just offshore.