Earthquake Canada reports a seismic event near Oliver, B.C. at 9:16 Saturday morning.
The Global Okanagan newsroom began receiving phone calls about the event within four minutes of its detection.
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“I thought a gas truck exploded,” said Alex Milner from Oliver. “The house shook; only for three or four seconds, but it was a good shake.”
Calls reporting tremors also came in from Osoyoos and Midway.
There are no reports of damage.
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