Earthquake

I live in Ottawa and I just felt a small earthquake. I thought it was a building tremor that was maybe caused from the large air conditioners and generators upstairs but someone across town called in asking if we felt that. Weird.


OTTAWA (CP) — A “moderate” earthquake shook eastern Ontario and western Quebec Friday night, with tremors shaking the ground under the shadow of the Peace Tower and reports of the quake being felt as far away as Montreal. Sylvia Hayek, seismologist for Natural Resources Canada, said the earthquake, which struck around 8:39 p.m. EDT, measured a magnitude 4.5, but wasn’t strong enough to cause major damage.

“It’s a moderate earthquake, so we wouldn’t expect any damage,” Hayek said late Friday.

The quake was centred north of Thurso, Que., about 45 kilometres east-northeast of Ottawa, said John Adams, a seismologist with Natural Resources Canada.