A moderate earthquake was felt in parts of Southern Ontario and as far as Ottawa and Montreal. The U.S. Geological Survey has reported that an earthquake measuring 5.0 struck Southern Ontario, Quebec and a large part of the Eastern U.S. at around 1:40 p.m. ET. According to the USGS the quake was centered around 49 km from Cumberland, Ont. The quake was initially listed at a 5.5 but downgraded a few hours later.
According to officials from Toronto there have been no reports on injuries or damage related to the tremors.
Staff members at the National Post building in Don Mills in Northeast Toronto felt shaking. Reports were coming in of shaking all across the city on Twitter and from a number of media sources. Many buildings around Toronto were asked to evacuate the building.
In Ottawa, the closest city to the quake, there’s no report of damage but workers were asked to leave their offices briefly.
Despite reports of broken windows, Ottawa’s Rideau Centre, a downtown mall, was shaken but unscathed by the earthquake, said Cindy VanBuskirk, the centre’s general manager.
“There has been absolutely no damage whatsoever,” she said. “There was no interruption to our operations.”
Ms. VanBuskirk said she was in her office at the time, felt the shake and “thought there must be an extra-large bus going by.” When the rumbling kept going for several seconds, she realized it was something else.
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