No injury reported

A minor earthquake shook parts of northwestern Alberta on Saturday night, with Earthquakes Canada recording a preliminary magnitude of 4.2.

The quake occurred about 36 kilometres south of Grande Prairie, a city of approximately 70,000 residents located 460 kilometres northwest of Edmonton, according to a CBC report.

Earthquakes Canada said the event may be industry-related. The earthquake was reported at 9:13 p.m. and was felt lightly by most people in the Grande Prairie area. One resident near the epicentre reported feeling two sharp jolts, according to Taimi Mulder, an earthquake seismologist with Natural Resources Canada. “Most people in the Grande Prairie area felt it very lightly,” Mulder told CBC News.

No damage has been reported.

Mulder said damage from eart

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