Earthquake shakes Ottawa

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Earthquake shakes Ottawa

The Ottawa Citizen
Published: Friday, February 24, 2006

An earthquake rattled Ottawa Friday just after 8:30 p.m. Eastern Time.

Residents reported the ground shook for about 30 seconds. The shaking was felt in Kanata, Nepean and in Chelsea, Que., about 20 kilometres north of Ottawa.

"It started as a rumble, then shaking ... the whole house was shaking and the glasses were rattling," said Jeff Thiessen, who lives in Manor Park.

There were no immediate reports of damage or injury.

 

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Earthquake shakes Ottawa


The Ottawa Citizen
Published: Friday, February 24, 2006

A minor earthquake rattled Ottawa on Friday just after 8:30 p.m. Eastern Time.

Residents reported the ground shook for about 30 seconds.

The U.S. Geological Survey said the "micro-sized" quake had a magnitude 2.99.

The shaking was felt in as far west as Arnprior, as far east as Hawkesbury and in Chelsea, Que., about 20 kilometres north of Ottawa.

"It started as a rumble, then shaking ... the whole house was shaking and the glasses were rattling," said Jeff Thiessen, who lives in Manor Park.

Floralove Katz was having dinner in here Centretown residence at Frank and Metcalf streets.

"The whole house was shaking violently," she said. "It started around 8:40 and lasted a good two minutes ... at least a minute ... we were all holding on to the dishes."

Ellen Thompson, who lives in Manotick, said she was sitting on her waterbed watching television.

"There was a swell in the waterbed going on here. The ceiling fan .. was not on, but it was vibrating."

Robert Chaffers said he thought snow was sliding off the steel roof of his Chelsea home. "We could here it coming for several seconds before the house shook," he said, adding that it was "like a gigantic truck or something coming down the road."

There were no immediate reports of any damage or injury.

© The Ottawa Citizen

 

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