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'Felt a lot of movement': 4.7 magnitude earthquake rocks northern Alberta

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A 4.7 magnitude earthquake was recorded south of Grande Prairie on Thursday morning .

Seismologist Taimi Mulder said the earthquake likely lasted just one or two seconds .

The main area of the earthquake was between Grande Prairie and Grande Cache , and was approximately 7.1 km deep, according to Natural Resources Canada .