Earthquakes continue to rumble through the Okanagan-Similkameen region, however, no one seems to be shaken by the experience.
A light 2.2-magnitude earthquake hit 8.5 kilometres southeast of Princeton on the morning of Wednesday, April 9 at 10:20 a.m. The quake had a very shallow depth of 0.2 kilometres and was not reported to be felt.
A 2.2-magnitude earthquake would normally not be felt except under favourable conditions, according to Volcano Discovery. The earthquake also had a Modified Mercalli Intensity value of III, which is weak. The value refers to the effects actually experienced during the quake.
A similar 2.2-magnitude earthquake also hit Princeton last month and went unnoticed. Since that similar quake on March 11, there had been 10 earthquakes up until the most recent one, all of which were a lot lighter than the two 2.2-magnitude quakes.
