When you turn on the news, you expect to hear news about earthquakes in familiar fault zones such as California, Turkey, China, Iran, Indonesia, Mexico, Japan, Chile and other places along the Pacific Rim.
But central Canada?
A 5.0 magnitude earthquake centered eight kilometres east of Val-des-Bois in southwestern Quebec, about 60 kilometres northeast of Ottawa struck the area at approximately 1:45 PM EDT.
It shook not only the Canadian capital, but was felt in Toronto, Montreal, Windsor, southern Ontario and as far south and west as Cleveland, Chicago and upstate New York.
It was the largest quake to hit the area in 20 years, and I need to check in with my homegirl in Niagara Falls to get her take on it.
