Did you feel it?
Social media was abuzz Tuesday afternoon after an earthquake shook the region.
Comments suggested the quake was felt from North Bay to Ottawa and was strong enough to shake blinds and spill water from aquariums.
Earthquakes Canada reported that the earthquake hit at 12:36 pm and was centred approximately 20 km northeast of Shawville, Quebec.
The quake registered as 3.9 Mw, relatively low on the Richter scale.
Earthquakes Canada says under a magnitude of 3.5 are recorded on local seismographs, “but generally not felt, while those 3.5 to 5.4 are “often felt, but rarely cause damage.”
“Major” earthquakes causing “serious damage over larger areas” are measured at 7.0 and above.
An earthquake of magnitude 5.2 was felt in the same region on May 17, 2013.
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