The Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) received a report of a seismic event from R360 Environmental Solutions on February 20 at 8:41 a.m. MT. This event occurred approximately 100 kilometres south of Grande Prairie, Alberta and is currently estimated to be ML= 5.08 in magnitude.
The Alberta Geological Survey (AGS), a branch of the AER, is reviewing the incident to determine the cause. There are no reports of damage or injury at this time. The AER requires companies to engage mitigation protocols when events occur.
Scientists at the AGS use more than 70 monitoring stations to measure and research seismic activity across Alberta. The AGS uses this information to form an accurate picture of earthquake locations, magnitudes and discern the nature of these events.