3.3M earthquake near Longview. Alberta Geological Survey “said it’s not aware of any damage ever being recorded in Alberta from an earthquake.” Liar Liar, Pants on Fire. Shame on you AGS.

Small earthquake recorded in southern Alberta on Thursday, An earthquake along the southern Foothills near Longview yesterday likely went unnoticed by people by Robert Korotyszyn, March 7, 2025, Rocky Mountain Outlook

A small earthquake was recorded by seismic equipment in the foothills yesterday.

The earthquake was described as magnitude 3.3 and was 10 kilometres deep, according to Earthquakes Canada, part of Natural Resources Canada.

The quake was 10 kilometres northeast of Eden Valley, near the village of Longview in Foothills County, and occurred in the early afternoon on March 6.

People usually don’t feel earthquakes that are under 3.5 on the scale, the agency said. 

Reality Check:

2019: UK: Cuadrilla moving out! “Frack Free Lancashire is delighted to learn that 35 days after they caused a 2.9ML earthquake which shook the Fylde and the confidence of their investors, Cuadrilla are finally demobilising…. The seismic activity which they provoked has not stopped though, with the 133rd event being recorded on Saturday, five weeks after they last fracked.”

2019: UK, Blackpool: Cuadrilla’s quakes won’t stop even though work ordered stopped. Bigger quake, 2.9M, damages countless homes, 450 residents protest, demand frac ban. Company’s earthquakes keep getting bigger: 2.1M quake, felt by residents, days after previous record set at 1.6M, also felt by residents. Cuadrilla had promised it would keep quakes below 0.5M

2019: Another frac ‘n gag to cover up frac damages? Cuadrilla signs non-disclosure agreement with UK’s national earthquake monitoring agency, British Geological Survey, to ‘destroy confidential documents’ and release operational data only at company’s request

2019: Lancashire frac’ing: 1.6M earthquake stops Cuadrilla’s work “This is a serious issue and we know that seismic activity at similar levels deformed the well bore at Preese Hall, which Cuadrilla failed to report to the relevant authorities for six months.”

End Reality Check (there are lots more small frac/injection quakes that people felt in other areas, with some causing damages).

Quakes in the 3.5 to 5.4 range are often felt, but rarely cause damage.

The Alberta Geological Survey said there are few earthquakes in Alberta, but said there has been an increase since 2011, mainly due to hydraulic fracturing (fracking) and wasterwater disposal related to oil and gas production and exploration.

Information about the cause of yesterday’s quake and whether it was natural or industry-related is not available.Any frac’ing around Longview or was this quake induced by Musreau Lake frac quakes? This quake is not (yet) listed on AER’s dashboard, and not listed at NRC, that I could see.

The provincial agency said it’s not aware of any damage ever being recorded in Alberta from an earthquake.

ChuckyDuck:

Must have been climate change caused or maybe fracking?

Refer also to:

2020: Alberta: AGS confirms frac’ing caused 4.18M earthquake that rattled many homes from Sylvan Lake to Red Deer last March, knocked out power to 4,600 customers, and caused subsequent 3.13M and smaller cluster of quakes. “Complaints of damage from the event were received.” And a water well was damaged by frac’ing near Sylvan.

2019: 4.6M earthquake, 1 km in depth, most powerful yet in central Alberta, hits SW of Red Deer, cracks walls in homes, knocks power out to thousands. Vesta Energy reports quake to AER, shuts down frac’ing. AER investigating. Geological Survey of Canada says looks like fra’cing didn’t do it.