Significant magnitude 5.0 earthquake 28 miles southeast of Peace River, Alberta, Canada

Just 28 minutes ago, a 5.0-magnitude earthquake struck near Peace River, Alberta, Canada. The tremor was recorded in the morning on Thursday, March 16th, 2023, at 8:59 am local time, at a shallow depth of 6.2 miles below the surface.
The event was filed by the United States Geological Survey, the first seismological agency to report it.
A second report was later issued by France's Réseau National de Surveillance Sismique (RéNaSS), which listed it as a magnitude 5.1 earthquake. Other agencies reporting the same quake include the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) at magnitude 5.0, the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake at magnitude 5.0, and the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) at magnitude 4.9.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake was probably felt by many people in the area of the epicenter. It should not have caused significant damage, other than objects falling from shelves, broken windows, etc.

In St. Isidore (pop. 220) located 20 miles from the epicenter, the quake should have been felt as light shaking.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Peace River (pop. 5,300) located 28 miles from the epicenter, Falher (pop. 1,200) 34 miles away, and High Prairie (pop. 2,900) 46 miles away.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Mar 16, 2023 8:59 am (GMT -6) local time (16 Mar 2023 14:59 GMT)
Magnitude: 5.0
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 56.1°N / 116.62°W (Alberta, Canada)
Primary data source: USGS