By Dylana Milobar

Small earthquake shakes up Salmon Arm

Mar 3, 2019 | 6:58 AM

SALMON ARM, B.C — Residents living in Salmon Arm and the surrounding area last night were startled by what appears to have been a small earthquake.

Reports began flowing in last night around 8:40 pm about a ‘sonic boom’ heard throughout the area.

A report from Earthquakes Canada shows a magnitude 2.2 quake struck 4 km north-east of Salmon Arm last night at 8:39 pm, and was about 1km deep.

According to Earthquakes Canada, there are no reports of damage, and none would be expected.

While the Interior does not often experience earthquakes as it is more inland than the coastal region, British Columbia is the most likely province across the country to experience an earthquake, with western Canada being the most seismically active region.

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And in a new development Monday morning (March 4) Natural Resources Canada says there has been a 4.6 magnitude earthquake in central Alberta.

The federal department’s website says the quake occurred around 5:55 a.m. local time Monday and was lightly felt in Red Deer and in the town of Sylvan Lake to the west.

It says the quake was about a kilometre beneath the surface.

There were no immediate reports of damage but Joanne Gaudet, communications officer for Sylvan Lake, says the power went out in most of the town.

by Dylana Milobar

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