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Update - Earthquake with a magitude of 4.5 confirmed 21 kms WNW of St-Hyacinthe, Quebec

Jennifer MacIsaac
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Update - Earthquake with a magitude of 4.5 confirmed 21 kms WNW of St-Hyacinthe, Quebec
People in Cornwall and SDG might have felt the 4.5 magnitude earthquake which occurred October 10th at 12:19am EDT 21 kms WNW of St-Hyacinthe, Quebec. It was also widely felt in the Greater Montreal area and Ottawa as per the Natural Resourses website.
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Ingleside - October 10, 2012 - People in Cornwall and SDG might have felt the 4.5 magnitude earthquake which occurred October 10th at 12:19am EDT 21 kms WNW of St-Hyacinthe, Quebec. It was also widely felt in the Greater Montreal area as per the Natural Resourses website

Many Cornwall and area residents felt the effects of an earthquake last year on March 16,2011. At 13:36:55 local time a 4.3 magnitude earthquake was measured 5 kilometers south east of Hawkesbury, Ontario.

In 2010, area residents also felt small tremors as a result of an earthquake. On June 23, 2010 at 13:41:41 local time a 5.0 magnitude was measured 10 kilometers southeast of Val-des-Bois, Quebec. Ironically, both of these earthquakes occurred at similar times around 1:30 pm and both happened on a Wednesday.

For more information, visit EarthquakesCanada.ca.


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