![4.1 magnitude earthquake rattles western Alberta](https://dpdajlq3ew794.cloudfront.net/20160925220341/earthquake-seismograph-1.jpg?format=auto&width=1920)
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A 4.1 magnitude earthquake struck western Alberta just after 3:30 pm on Wednesday, with no record of it causing damage.
“There are no reports of damage, and none would be expected,” the Earthquakes Canada website stated.
The earthquake was located 93 km south/southeast of Edson, 171 km west/northwest of Red Deer, and 203 km west/southwest of Edmonton and struck at a depth of one kilometre.
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The regional seismicity of where today’s quake struck includes a 6.0 magnitude earthquake back in 1918, and a 5.0 in 2021.