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'Lightly felt' earthquake with 3.4 magnitude is recorded near Prince George, sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½

PRINCE GEORGE, sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ — A minor earthquake has shaken Prince George, sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½, but authorities say no damage has been reported and none is expected.

PRINCE GEORGE, sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ — A minor earthquake has shaken Prince George, sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½, but authorities say no damage has been reported and none is expected. 

Earthquakes sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½, which operates under Natural Resources sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½, says the quake was "lightly felt" in the central sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ community. 

It says the magnitude 3.4 earthquake was recorded 32 kilometres southwest of Prince George.

The quake was recorded at a depth of five kilometres. 

It occurred just after 3 p.m.

Data from Earthquakes sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ shows a tremor of equal magnitude was last felt in the Prince George region in 2013, while the area's largest recorded quake occurred in 1986 with a magnitude of 5.4. 

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 21, 2022.

The Canadian Press