4.3 magnitude earthquake south of Grande Prairie reported Friday morning

A shaky start to the weekend, as Environment Canada says a 4.3 magnitude earthquake was recorded 94 km south east of Grande Prairie Friday morning.

Officials say the earthquake happened at 9:32 a.m., local time. Environment Canada says the earthquake was 65 km north east of Grande Cache, and 340 km west of Edmonton.

They believe that the earthquake was lightly felt in nearby communities, and currently no reports of damage, and none expected.

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