Moderate earthquake of magnitude 4.7 just reported 26 miles southeast of Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada
4.7 quake 24 Oct 3:13 pm (GMT -6)

Just 14 minutes ago, a 4.7-magnitude earthquake struck near Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada. The tremor was recorded early afternoon on Thursday, October 24th, 2024, at 3:13 pm local time, at a shallow depth of 6.2 miles below the surface.
The event was filed by the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), the first seismological agency to report it.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Grande Prairie (pop. 41,500) located 26 miles from the epicenter, Wembley (pop. 1,600) 34 miles away, Sexsmith (pop. 2,500) 36 miles away, Beaverlodge (pop. 2,200) 47 miles away, and Valleyview (pop. 2,000) 47 miles away.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Oct 24, 2024 03:13 pm (Edmonton time) local time (24 Oct 2024 21:13 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.7
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 54.87°N / 118.42°W (Valleyview, Alberta, Canada)
Primary data source: GFZ
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