Magnitude 4.4 earthquake reported in Quebec, felt in Nova Scotia
No damages or injuries have been reported.
Earthquakes Canada has reported a magnitude 4.4 earthquake occurred in Eastern Quebec Thursday morning at 10:21 a.m. EDT.
According to Natural Resources Canada, it was located in the St. Lawrence River near Mont-Joli at a depth of about 19 kilometres.
"There are no reports of damage, and none would be expected," Earthquakes Canada says in its report.
"[The earthquaker was] lightly felt in Baie Comeau, Saguenay, Riviere-du-Loup, Quebec, [and] Bathurst, Nova Scotia."
According to TVA Nouvelles, numerous residents in the Bas-Saint-Laurent, Côte-Nord, and Gaspésie areas reported feeling shaking from the tremor.
While earthquakes in this area aren't uncommon, "this region doesn't get very many earthquakes near 5M or higher," says Weather Network meteorologist Rachel Modestino.
Unique geology
"Earthquakes in this part of Canada, or closer to Montreal, might be far more devastating than we realize thanks to geology and the fact that none of the buildings have been built with earthquakes in mind," says Weather Network meteorologist Mark Robinson, who spoke to Tiegan Hobbs, a Research Scientist at the Geological Survey of Canada and Adjunct Professor at the University of British Columbia about earthquakes back in the fall.
"Experts are very concerned about that fault line and Montreal."