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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.
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.
EARTHQUAKE Mag=4.1 on 10 Sep at 09:16 PDT.
— Earthquakes Canada (@CANADAquakes) September 10, 2016
Details : https://t.co/1xJUNMGw9Q
15 km E of Penticton, BC
43 km SSE of Kelowna, BC
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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