Small earthquake hits western Quebec

A small earthquake measuring 3.1 in magnitude rumbled through western Quebec recently. The quake's epicentre was reported 38 kilometres northeast of Buckingham, Que. There were no reports of injuries or damage. Natural Resources Canada said this type of tremor is common in the so-called West Quebec seismic zone. That's a zone that goes from Temiscaming, along the Ottawa River, down to Montreal and past. It gets a lot of smaller tremors regularly. It was the second earthquake to hit the area in six months. In June 2010, a 5.0-magnitude earthquake hit the area, with tremors recorded across eastern and southern Ontario and the northeastern United States, including Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont, New Jersey and New York. It caused extensive evacuations across Ontario, and damaged historic buildings close to the epicenter.

I never knew that there was a seismic zone in Quebec until the big tremmor last June. Hopefully we wont get a big one like the one in Haiti or even those experienced in California.