An earthquake seismologist confirms that a 2.9 magnitude earthquake hit 14 kilometres east of Vernon on Thursday.
It happened at 12:07 p.m.
Alison Bird with the Geological Survey of Canada says because the earthquake was fairly shallow, about 10 kilometres underground, it was widely felt in areas surrounding Vernon and Lumby.
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Bird says it is coincidental that this quake happened just 12 days after a 4.0-magnitude earthquake hit 22 kilometres east of Oliver.
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She says B.C. generally experiences about a dozen earthquakes every day, though most of them are too subtle to be felt, or happen in areas without a large population.
Bird says it is a reminder for people in the Okanagan that they live in an earthquake zone and should be prepared.
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