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Another earthquake aftershock lightly felt, this time in Timberlea: Earthquakes Canada

According to Natural Resources Canada, the earthquake had a depth of two kilometres. Natural Resources Canada

Another earthquake aftershock occurred in the Halifax Regional Municipality, according to Earthquakes Canada.

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The agency says the aftershock occurred at 2:22 p.m. on Tuesday and was lightly felt in Timberlea.

READ MORE: Magnitude 2.6 earthquake hits Dartmouth neighbourhood

The magnitude is listed as 2.2 and the depth at 11 kilometres.

A similar aftershock was felt in the Montebello area of Dartmouth earlier in the day at 12:42 a.m., at a depth of approximately two kilometres.

According to Earthquakes Canada, the original earthquake occurred Sunday night just after 8:30 p.m. in Dartmouth.

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Police received dozens of calls from local residents describing their homes shaking and hearing an “extremely loud noise.”

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Halifax Regional Police said there were no injuries or damage to property as a result of the earthquake, which registered at 2.6 on the Richter scale.

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