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Small earthquake detected east of Mission

The earthquake in the Fraser Valley as detected by Global News' Skytracker App on August 27, 2015.
The earthquake in the Fraser Valley as detected by Global News' Skytracker App on August 27, 2015.

A small earthquake just east of Mission and north of Abbotsford was detected by the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network this evening.

It happened at approximately 7:07 p.m., five kilometres east of Mission and seven kilometres north of Abbotsford.

It’s been registered as a magnitude 2.4 earthquake, 9.6 kilometres below the surface.

Many people on social media reported hearing a large boom in the aftermath of the quake.

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There is no report of any damage stemming from the earthquake.

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