The city council said exact location details are yet to be confirmed, but it would be holding discussions with the emergency services and various departments across the authority.
An Israel Defense Forces spokesman confirmed military activity at the location but described it as "routine, " adding that no injuries were reported and that there was no confirmation of arrests.
"Hydraulic fracturing in a well for shale gas development, which involves injection of fluids to fracture the shale and release the gas up the well, has been confirmed as the cause for small felt seismic events at one location in the world, " the report states.