TIME NEWS FEED: A 5.0-magnitude earthquake in central Canada has left several cities shaken up, as the area rarely deals with tremors.
Although original reports measured the quake at 5.5 on the Richter Scale, an updated assessment by the U.S. Geological Survey knocked it down to 5.0. While a 5.0-quake isn’t usually considered particularly powerful—as far as earthquakes go—the quake’s origin was thought to be quite deep, which impacts how far the effects are felt. The epicenter was in the Ontario-Quebec border region, north of Ottawa, approximately 11 miles below ground. >>> Megan Gibson | Wednesday, June 23, 2010
THE GLOBE AND MAIL: Earthquake shakes central Canada: Magnitude 5.0 quake moved the ground in Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal and several U.S. states >>> | Wednesday, June 23, 2010
CYBERPRESSE: Ottawa: la terre a tremblé – Un tremblement de terre d'une magnitude de 5 a secoué tout l'ouest du Québec et l'est ontarien, mercredi après-midi à 13h42. >>> Louis-Denis Ébacher et Philippe Orfali | Mercredi 23 Juin 2010
