More than 1,400 Quebec and Ontario residents reported some shaking after a magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck on Sunday morning.
The tremor occurred 75 kilometres north-northwest of Maniwaki, Que., and about 150 kilometres northeast of Pembroke, Ont. It registered at a depth of 18 kilometres.
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According to Natural Resources Canada, more than 1,400 people have sent in reports of varying degrees of shaking––some coming from as far as the Georgian Bay region, and Brampton and Caledonia areas in Ontario.
There were also reports coming from Montreal and Quebec City, Que., with accounts showing the clusters around Petawawa and Ottawa, Ont., were the most likely folks to feel it, according to Earthquakes Canada.
No damage was reported and none is expected with this earthquake.
(USGS)
The largest earthquake in the region in recent memory was a magnitude 5.2, occurring on May 17, 2013. That earthquake was also felt as far away as Montreal, Que., and Toronto and Waterloo, Ont.
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With files from Tyler Hamilton, a meteorologist at The Weather Network, and Nathan Howes, a digital reporter at The Weather Network.