A pair of small earthquakes woke up residents in the area around St. Andrews, N.B., on Wednesday.
Earthquakes Canada says that two minor earthquakes roiled an area near the New Brunswick-Maine border, approximately 10 kilometres northwest of St. Andrews.
The first earthquake registered 2.7 magnitude and hit the region at 6:44 a.m. AT.
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The second registered at 2.9 magnitude and began at 8:31 a.m. AT.
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Dozens of people on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border reported feeling the quakes.
Luckily, the earthquakes were both relatively minor with no reports of damage, with Earthquakes Canada adding that no such reports are expected.
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