Earthquakes Canada says a 3.0 magnitude earthquake hit an area 23 kilometres west of Miramichi on Wednesday night. Claire Perry, a seismologist with Earthquakes Canada, said the earthquake was felt in the areas around Miramichi including South Esk, Derby Junction, Lower Derby and South Nelson. She said this is an intraplate earthquake, a type of earthquake that occurs inside the tectonic plate instead of an interplate earthquake, which happens at the edges of a tectonic plate. It was a minor earthquake, but the depth and magnitude of it may change as the day progresses and more data comes in, Perry said. It was a 3.7 magnitude earthquake.

Source: CBC News March 07, 2019 13:07 UTC