Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Feel The Earth Move Under Your Feet

Yes, earthquakes apparently don't just happen in California on this continent. At approximately 1:41 PM today, a 5.0-magnitude quake hit Quebec, just south of Echo Lake (60 km north of Ottawa) and was felt as far south and east as Pennsylvania and Vermont. According to a seismologist for the CBC, there are small fault lines along Lakes Erie and Ontario. In fact, in 1998, a comparable quake with a 5.4 magnitude, struck that fault line. Provincial police in Ontario said no injuries have been reported thus far.

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