CALGARY—A 4.3 magnitude earthquake was recorded near Rocky Mountain House on Sunday morning, just six days after a similarly-sized quake rattled residents in central Alberta.

The quake was logged by Earthquakes at 4 a.m. local time. According to the agency’s website, it struck 32 kilometres northwest of Rocky Mountain House and 99 kilometres west-north-west of Red Deer at a depth of 10 kilometres.

“There are no reports of damage, and none would be expected,” read Earthquake Canada’s report of the earthquake.

The Alberta Energy Regulator, which oversees the province’s oil and gas industry, is looking into the cause of Sunday’s quake. While there are no answers yet, AER spokesperson Cara Tobin said there hasn’t been any nearby drilling for a number of weeks, and the area is known for naturally-occurring seismic activity.

“At this point, there’s nothing to link this to industrial activity,” Tobin said.

It’s the second earthquake central Alberta has seen in under a week. On Monday, Earthquakes Canada recorded a 4.6-magnitude quake four kilometres southwest of Red Deer. Some residents of Red Deer and Sylvan Lake said their whole houses shook in posts to Twitter at the time.

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The AER is also investigating whether Monday’s earthquake was caused by natural seismic events or fracking operations in the area. Vesta Energy, a shale gas producer operating in the Joffre Duvernay shale oil basin – an oil and liquids-rich gas formation in central Alberta – notified the AER and ceased operations following Monday’s earthquake.

Rocky Mountain House has seen earthquakes before. According to The Canadian Press, a 4.3-magnitude earthquake — the strongest seismic activity Alberta had seen in the previous decade — rattled the town in August of 2014. Roughly 500 customers lost power, but no damage was recorded.

With files from Kevin Maimann

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