Potentially two of the largest earthquakes ever recorded in Alberta were reported in northern Alberta Tuesday.
According to Earthquakes Canada, two 5.2-magnitude quakes and a 5.8-magnitude quake were reported TuesdayThis image shows the approximate location of a 5.2-magnitude earthquake reported in northern Alberta Tuesday.According to Earthquakes Canada, three seismic events were recorded Tuesday: a 5.8-magnitude quake and two 5.2-magnitude quakes.
"A series of earthquakes has occurred in northwestern Alberta. The largest, a M 5.8 earthquake, was preceded by two M5.2 earthquakes, and followed by several felt events," reads a post on the Earthquakes Canada website. Earthquake reports are often revised. The 5.8 quake was previously reported as a 6.0. Still, a 5.8 earthquake would be the most significant natural earthquake ever reported in Alberta.
The province's strongest natural earthquake — a magnitude 5.4 — occurred in April 2001 near the Alberta-B.C. border, about 40 kmA report posted by Earthquakes Canada pits the location of a 5.2-earthquake about 29 kilometres east-northeast of the hamlet of Reno, Alta., which is about 360 kilometres northwest of Edmonton in the Peace River region and 200 kilometres northwest of Dawson Creek, B.C.A second, more significant quake was recorded around 5:55 p.m. Tuesday near Reno.
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