Small earthquake lightly felt by Quebec, Ontario residents
The magnitude 3.8 earthquake was felt by some Quebec and eastern Ontario residents Wednesday morning, but no damage or injuries were reported
A 3.8-magnitude earthquake struck Quebec on Wednesday morning, shortly before midday, though no damage or injuries were reported.
According to Earthquakes Canada, the tremor registered at a depth of 18 kilometres. The epicentre of the quake was 17 kilometres west-southwest of L'Annonciation and 30 kilometres north of Lac-Simon in the Outaouais region.
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Some Quebec and eastern Ontario residents reported light shaking, but there are no reports of damage or injuries. None are expected with a quake of this magnitude and depth.
It was reported that some witnesses recorded the tremor's duration at about 10 seconds.
Quebec is no stranger to earthquakes.
In a 2023 interview with The Weather Network, Tiegan Hobbs, research scientist with the Geological Survey of Canada (GSC)––the national organization for geoscientific information and research–– said shallow, crustal earthquakes occur in Eastern Canada, where the surface of the Earth is "just crushing around."
These tremors occur in a zone stretching from the Great Lakes to the St. Lawrence River, and includes major cities like Toronto, Hamilton, Ottawa, Montréal and Québec City.
The good news for Eastern Canada is these kinds of earthquakes are unable to register on a large-scale magnitude such as an 8 or 9, which happen in the Cascadia subduction zone, Hobbs noted.
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