At least two earthquakes struck northern Alberta on Tuesday, according to a federal agency that monitors seismic activity.
According to Earthquake Canada, a magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck about 29 kilometers northeast of Reno, Alta., at 4:45 p.m. local time. Then at 5:55 p.m. local time, a magnitude 5.8 earthquake was detected 26 kilometers northeast of Reno.
As of 8 p.m., Earthquake Canada had not reported any injuries or damage in relation to the aftershock.
The agency said the first quake was at a depth of four kilometres, while the second was at a depth of two kilometres. It said the first quake was “lightly felt in the surrounding area” while the second was “strongly felt close to Reno” and “lightly felt in eastern British Columbia and western Alberta.”
“A number of aftershocks have been felt in the same area,” Earthquake Canada said on its website.
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Earthquake Canada posted on their Twitter account Seismic events are being detected at 5:56 pm local time (magnitude 4.6) in the Grande Cache area and at 7:55 pm local time (magnitude 4.3) in the Grande Prairie area.
A woman living in a mobile home in Noticwin, about 145 kilometers north of Reno, told Global News she felt the initial quake just after 4:43 p.m.
“All of a sudden … (our house) started shaking,” Sheila Lariviere recalled. “My husband looked at me and said, ‘Do you have anything in the washer?’
The rumble was loudest at the beginning but continued for about 45 seconds, she said.
“It felt like it was going to stop and then there was a little weak jolt,” Lariviere said. “And then around 6 pm… we felt another tremor here. It lasted for at least 45 seconds – quite strong.
“Our china cabinet was shaking and the utensils and things kept in it were moving. It was much stronger than the previous one. ,
She said she felt an earthquake several years ago and of course the shaking was another as there was nothing else in the area that she could think of that would cause such shaking.
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Lariviere said she knew there could be an aftershock after the initial quake, but wondered how many aftershocks would occur given how strong it was.
According to Earthquake Canada, this is the fourth earthquake with a magnitude greater than four to hit the region in the past week. There were two earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 and 4.1 on Wednesday and another earthquake of magnitude 4.1 on Thursday.
On Tuesday, several Twitter users posted about the tremors. You can check out some of the tweets below.
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