Earthquakes Canada, under Natural Resources Canada, said on their site that an earthquake hit near Yorkton, Saskatchewan on Monday.
Honn Kao, a research scientist at Geological Survey of Canada who is also an earthquake seismologist said the quake happened around 4:40 a.m., roughly 372 kilometres northwest of Winnipeg.
“The magnitude 3.8 certainly is not a big one, if you look at all the earthquakes that happened, especially comparing to the west coast,” said Kao. “It is big enough though to be felt by most of the local residents.”
(Source: Natural Resources Canada)
Although the quake may not measure very high on the scale, Kao said they did receive quite a number of felt reports but none of them indicate significant damage or injury.
Kao said the quake happened in a rural area, not densely populated, however, they have received close to a dozen reports of quake activity.
According to the website, the last recorded earthquake in the region occurred in February 2014 and measured at 3.1 magnitude.
“Indeed there were some seismic events in the past but all of them were very small,” Kao said. “This particular event is certainly close to one of the tops ones.”
For more information regarding the earthquake, head to the government's website.
