Close X
Monday, November 18, 2024
ADVT 
National

No One Hurt Monday During Minor Earthquake In Southeastern Saskatchewan

The Canadian Press, 06 Sep, 2016 11:21 AM
    YORKTON, Sask. — If you felt the earth move in southeastern Saskatchewan early Monday morning, Earthquakes Canada wants to hear from you.
     
    Natural Resources Canada has confirmed a magnitude 3.8 earthquake shook an area southeast of Yorkton at 4:40 a.m.
     
    Some people near the epicentre have reported on the Earthquakes Canada website that they felt weak to light shaking from the earthquake.
     
    No damage has been reported.
     
    Michal Kolaj, seismologist at Natural Resources Canada, says the impact of the earthquake was minor due to its shallow depth.
     
    Researchers will now work to determine what caused it and hope anyone in the area who might have felt the tremor will contact Earthquakes Canada through its website.
     
    "You might experience some light shaking," Kolaj said. "We wouldn’t expect anything serious — some people would be able to sleep through it."
     
    In the past seven years the region has experienced seven different earthquakes — the largest reached a magnitude of 3.7 in 2013.

    MORE National ARTICLES

    Solo Drivers Can Pay $60 Monthly To Use Car Pool Lanes On QEW Starting Sept. 15

    Solo Drivers Can Pay $60 Monthly To Use Car Pool Lanes On QEW Starting Sept. 15
    Transportation Minister Steven Del Duca says there will be a four-year pilot project on the QEW with so-called high-occupancy toll lanes before the government creates a network of fully electronic HOT lanes in southern Ontario.

    Solo Drivers Can Pay $60 Monthly To Use Car Pool Lanes On QEW Starting Sept. 15

    Autonomous, Solar-Powered Kayak Adrift Off Nova Scotia Looking For Help

    Autonomous, Solar-Powered Kayak Adrift Off Nova Scotia Looking For Help
    The lonely Solar Voyager set off from Gloucester, Mass., on June 1 in a bid to become the first autonomous boat to make the transatlantic voyage.

    Autonomous, Solar-Powered Kayak Adrift Off Nova Scotia Looking For Help

    Police Say Hostage-Taking Over At Remote Quebec Courthouse, Hostage Not Hurt

    Police say two convicts took a female correctional officer hostage in Sept-Iles before eventually surrendering.

    Police Say Hostage-Taking Over At Remote Quebec Courthouse, Hostage Not Hurt

    Internal Audit Finds Drug, Money Evidence Missing From Halifax Police Storage

    HALIFAX — Police in Halifax say an internal audit of drug evidence revealed serious problems with record keeping and continuity.

    Internal Audit Finds Drug, Money Evidence Missing From Halifax Police Storage

    Ottawa creates housing working group with Ontario and B.C.

    Ottawa creates housing working group with Ontario and B.C.
    Finance Minister Bill Morneau says overall, the housing market is "sound," but since the financial crisis pockets of risk have emerged.

    Ottawa creates housing working group with Ontario and B.C.

    Gen X Bigger Purchaser Of Cottages Than Baby Boomers

    Gen X Bigger Purchaser Of Cottages Than Baby Boomers
    The report says retirement planning and vacationing are among the reasons most often cited by those looking to purchase recreational properties.

    Gen X Bigger Purchaser Of Cottages Than Baby Boomers