2 Earthquakes Reported Near Makkovik

There was another two earthquakes off the coast of Labrador.

Allison Bent is the current seismologist on call for the Canadian hazards information service with the natural resources Canada/government of Canada.

She says a 3.7 magnitude earthquake, centered 6 km East Northeast of Makkovik, struck just before 4 a.m. local time.

Bent says the second one accrued at a 3.5 magnitude earthquake a few minutes later just 4 km East Northeast from Makkovik.

She says they are likely aftershocks from the previous earthquake.

That’s now four earthquakes near Makkovik in less than a month and one of a series of quakes in the general area over the last few months.

The Canadian Earthquake Centre says quakes of that magnitude are not expected to result in any reports of damage.

Residents who may have felt the tremblor are invited to fill out a questionnaire on the Natural Resources Canada website.

There is no known fault line in the area, but quakes are not uncommon along the coastline where the thick ancient rock of the Canadian Shield meets thinner rock on the ocean floor.