close to Fort St. John on Thursday after 5 p.m. PT. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake had a preliminary magnitude of 4.2 and the epicentre was 22.4 kilometres southeast of Fort St. John. People in Fort St. John, as well as Taylor, Chetwynd and Dawson Creek reported feeling the earthquake on social media, but there are currently no reports of damage. Hydraulic fracturing in the areaAlthough it is unconfirmed what caused this earthquake, Kao said the B.C. "They will have to link the location and time of this event to the injection operations nearby," Kao said.

Source: CBC News November 30, 2018 02:45 UTC