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Okanagan Valley hit by earthquake

UPDATE (11:22am): Earthquakes Canada is now estimating that the earthquake that hit Saturday morning had a magnitude of 4.0 and had a depth of 1 kilometre.

ORIGINAL STORY:

People around the Okanagan may have woken up to a bit of a shake this morning.

An earthquake hit around 9:00 a.m. this morning and had a magnitude of 4.2., according to Earthquake Track.

<who> Photo Credit: earthquaketrack.com

The quake had a five-kilometre depth, but one Kelowna resident said she could feel it in her home.

Debra Penney, a resident of East Kelowna told KelownaNow she heard a strange sound Saturday morning at 9:15 a.m., and noticed that her books on her bookcase were shaking.

There have been no reports of damage at this time. If you felt the earthquake or have any reported damage, let us know.



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