"We would expect to see a magnitude 4 or so, one or two every ten years," said Perry, who added that a similar-strength quake occurred very close to the region in 2002. Talk about starting the weekend off with a bang. According to Earthquakes Canada, the earthquake was “lightly felt in Montreal” and struck at 3:22 am on Friday. 3.6 magnitude earthquake. "We record an earthquake in this western Quebec seismic zone, approximately one earthquake every five days – many of them too small to be felt.". The largest earthquake ever felt in the region registered at a magnitude of 5.8, on Sept. 16, 1732. Rachel Lau MONTREAL -- Sign up for our newsletter to get exclusive content, contests, and perks direct to you. This is the second earthquake in 2020 and some say both of them happened at the same hour. 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A 3.6 magnitude earthquake hit just south of Montreal. Friday started off with a rumble as a 3.3 magnitude earthquake struck about 12 km northeast of the island of Montreal. According to Earthquakes Canada, the earthquake was “lightly felt in Montreal” and struck at 3:22 am on Friday. If the same earthquake was to happen tomorrow, which is in the realm of possibility, it would be a lot more damaging," said Christie Rowe, associate professor in the faculty of Earth and Planetary Sciences at McGill University. 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Published Monday, January 13, 2020 6:22AM EST Last Updated Monday, January 13, 2020 8:27PM EST SHARE MONTREAL -- A 4.0 magnitude earthquake hit just south of Montreal, near the U.S. border. 2020-05-24 00:28:11 UTC at 00:28 May 24, 2020 UTC Location: Epicenter at 45.496, -74.279 2.2 km from Rigaud (1.2 miles) Ontario Quebec Bord, Canada Supervising Producer, Digital Content CTV News Montreal. "These reports really help us with historic seismicity and improving our understanding of earthquakes that occurred before digital instruments were available," she said. As per the Ville de Montreal, the strongest earthquake to ever hit the city was estimated at 5.8 on the Richter scale and it happened way back in 1732. “I watched my table shake uncontrollably and papers and things flying off from my wall unit… Our initial thought was that the gas station across the street had exploded or that someone had driven into the building or that a tree had fallen.”, "This is quite an active seismic zone in Eastern Canada," explained Claire Perry, an earthquake seismologist with Natural Resources Canada. "We don't just have to live in Western Canada to need to be prepared, because large earthquakes do occur in the east and can cause quite widespread damage when they occur near large urban centres.". "This is a great reminder that we do live in a seismically active zone and we should take precautions and be proactive and be prepared," added Perry. "This is what we call an intraplate tectonic setting," said Perry. Shutterstock. It is possible to have a larger event, however "highly unlikely," she said. Natural Resources Canada received more than 850 reports from people who felt the quake within and around the vicinity to about 100 kilometres away. 29 km SSE of Valleyfield, QC According to Earthquakes Canada, it happened at 5:38 a.m. Monday at a depth of five kilometres. "What happens is, as plates move very, very slowly over time, stresses within the crust can accumulate along, sometimes, these pre-existing faults, and what occurs is a rupture, an earthquake in this vicinity, and this is what's happened here today.". Mar 6 2020, 6:59 am. Friday started off with a rumble as a 3.3 magnitude earthquake struck about 12 km northeast of the island of Montreal. Montreal (4396.7 km E from epicenter) [ Map ] / MMI IV (Light shaking) (4350.3 km E from epicenter) [ Map ] / MMI IV (Light shaking) : My husband and I were awaken by the earthquake at around 3:22 am. 2020-10-30 18:28:42 UTC at 18:28 October 30, 2020 UTC Location: Epicenter at 48.41, -78.539 35.2 km from Amos (22.2 miles) Depth: 3 km A 4.0 magnitude earthquake hit just south of Montreal, near the U.S. border. Perry said we may experience aftershocks in the coming days or weeks, likely of lower magnitude than Monday's 4.0. There are no reports of damage or injuries, according to the agency. 59 km E of Cornwall, ON. Details : https://t.co/Gpai1NDMW5 Several people in Montreal's Verdun, Côte-des-Neiges-Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, LaSalle and Pierrefonds-Roxboro boroughs said they were woken up by the soft rumbling. Perry said anyone who felt shaking or heard a loud bang in their home is urged to fill out a report on the Earthquakes Canada website. “We heard what sounded like a huge snap or blast…as if someone had driven into our building, followed by shaking,” Larry Shannon, who lives in Howick, Que., told CTV News. "It was pretty damaging and killed at least one person. Daily Hive is a Canadian-born online news source, established in 2008, that creates compelling, hyperlocal content. “Strongly felt in Saint Bruno, Vaudreuil and Montreal,” the agency stated. Montréal is in one of Québec’s 3 highest earthquake risk zones. The western Québec seismic zone includes the Ottawa Valley from Montréal to the Témiscamingue region, as … “There are no reports of damage, and none would be expected.”, EARTHQUAKE Mag=3.6 on 13 Jan at 05:37 EST. home, startling woman and pets. 2020-10-18: ML: 4.7: 139 km NW of Nahanni Butte, NT: Not felt: report: 2020-10-16: Mw' 4.1: … "An earthquake can occur anytime, anywhere and we cannot predict when and where they will occur, although we have good ideas of which zones are more seismically active… but really, everyone should be prepared," said Perry. Earthquakes Canada reports the epicentre of the earthquake was about nine kilometres northeast of downtown Montreal and it was about 12 kilometres in depth.