A small earthquake rattled an area north of Montreal Monday night, according to Earthquakes Canada.
The 3.7-magnitude quake happened at 9:23 p.m. about 26 kilometres north of the island and was “strongly felt” in the Montreal region, the government agency said. The quake had a depth of 10 kilometres and there were no reports of damage.
Earthquakes Canada reported a 3.7-magnitude earthquake north of Montreal on Monday, Nov. 14, 2022. (Source: Earthquakes Canada)
Stephen Halchuk, a seismologist with Natural Resources Canada, told CTV News that the preliminary magnitude was 3.7, which could change after more stations are analyzed.
Several people on Twitter were quick to share what the tremor felt and sounded like in their area.
Yeap, was like a huge bang with a small rumble… weird weird weird
— Sheeners (@Sheens13) November 15, 2022
Yuuup! In Repentigny, felt more like a bang and rumbling, almost like our neighbour starting his Harley bike 🤯
— Sabrina Bucci (@sabucci_84) November 15, 2022
Felt like a bomb landed somewhere nearby. It was scary how the house shook!
— Sophie De Vito 🇨🇦 (@sdevito02) November 15, 2022
This is a developing story. More to come.