2010 Central Canada earthquake

none September 2020 2010 Central Canada earthquake Canada Quebec ld2010062300 14782739 yes 2010 06 23 1:41 PM (EDT) 2010-06-23 17:41:42 30 seconds 5.0 w y 16.4 km mi 0 on 45.904 N 75.497 W region:PE_type:event inline,title Reverse Quebec, Canada Ontario, Canada New York, United States VI 1 injured The 2010 Central Canada earthquake occurred with a moment magnitude of 5.0 in Central Canada on 23 June at about 13:41:41 EDT and lasted about 30 seconds.Earthquake shakes central Canada https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/earthquake-shakes-central-canada/article1614941/ The Globe and Mail 23 June 2010 23 June 2010 Toronto https://web.archive.org/web/20100625115435/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/earthquake-shakes-central-canada/article1614941/ 25 June 2010 liveEarthquakes shakes Ontario and Quebec https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/827511--earthquake-shakes-ontario-and-quebec Toronto Star 23 June 2010 23 June 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100626093626/http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/827511--earthquake-shakes-ontario-and-quebec 26 June 2010 live The epicentre was situated approximately 56 km mi north of Ottawa, Ontario,Magnitude 5.0 – ONTARIO-QUEBEC BORDER REGION, CANADA https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2010xwa7.php United States Geological Survey 23 June 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100626024653/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2010xwa7.php 26 June 2010 dead in the municipality of Val-des-Bois, Quebec.Earthquake hits Central Canada https://vancouversun.com/news/thewest/Earthquake+hits+Central+Canada/3191755/story.html Vancouver Sun 23 June 2010 23 June 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20160803171934/http://www.vancouversun.com/news/thewest/Earthquake%2Bhits%2BCentral%2BCanada/3191755/story.html 3 August 2016 live Canada's capital, Ottawa, declared this earthquake as being its most powerful in 65 years.Federal, city staff review quake response Andrew Duffy Neil Cockburn 25 June 2010 https://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/Federal+city+staff+review+quake+response/3196119/story.html Ottawa Citizen 27 April 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20190927080738/http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/federal+city+staff+review+quake+response/3196119/story.html 27 September 2019 dead It was felt across most of OntarioQuake shakes Ontarians http://www.northernnews.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2640608 https://archive.today/20120906081557/http://www.northernnews.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2640608 dead 6 September 2012 Northern News 4 July 2010 25 June 2010 and Quebec, as well as parts of the northeastern United States,Mich. feels shake of 5.0 quake in Canada http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/24008084/detail.html/ WDIV-TV 23 June 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100626093139/http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/24008084/detail.html 26 June 2010Magnitude-5.0 Earthquake Felt in Pittsburgh Area http://www.wpxi.com/news/24008129/detail.html WPXI Pittsburgh 23 June 2010 24 June 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100626041507/http://www.wpxi.com/news/24008129/detail.html 26 June 2010 deadStan Donaldson Canadian earthquake sends tremors through Cleveland, swaying buildings and rattling nerves http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2010/06/cleveland_rumbles_people_repor.html The Plain Dealer Cleveland, Ohio 23 June 2010 24 June 2010 https://archive.today/20120707210149/http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2010/06/cleveland_rumbles_people_repor.html 7 July 2012 livehttp://www.wmur.com/news/24008266/detail.html Canada Earthquake Felt in NH WMUR New Hampshire 23 June 2010 23 June 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20120229084137/http://www.wmur.com/news/24008266/detail.html 29 February 2012 dead in addition to places as far as Chicago,Canadian Quake Felt in Chicago http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local-beat/june-23-earthquake-96998234.html NBC Chicago 23 June 2010 23 June 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100626044124/http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local-beat/june-23-earthquake-96998234.html 26 June 2010 live Pittsburgh,http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10174/1067666-84.stm https://web.archive.org/web/20100626104918/http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10174/1067666-84.stm dead 26 June 2010 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Sean D. Hamill Dennis B. Roddy Canada-centered earthquake felt in Western Pa. – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 23 June 2010 Baltimore, Charleston, West Virginia, and Halifax. It was the first moderate earthquake associated with the Western Quebec Seismic Zone since 20 April 2002, when the area was affected by magnitude 5.1 Mw tremors.Magnitude 5.0 – ONTARIO-QUEBEC BORDER REGION, CANADA https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2010xwa7.php#summary United States Geological Survey 23 June 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100626024653/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2010xwa7.php#summary 26 June 2010 deadHistorical earthquakes magnitude 5.0 and larger Natural Resources Canada http://earthquakescanada.nrcan.gc.ca/recent_eq/2010/20100623.1741/seismicity-eng.php dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100628144254/http://earthquakescanada.nrcan.gc.ca/recent_eq/2010/20100623.1741/seismicity-eng.php 28 June 2010 23 June 2010Magnitude 5.1 Au Sable Forks, New York https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqinthenews/2002/deam/ United States Geological Survey 24 June 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100210072520/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqinthenews/2002/deam/ 10 February 2010 dead Southern Ontario was also affected by the 1998 magnitude 5.2 Mw Pymatuning earthquake, associated with a different seismic region (Southern Great Lakes seismic zone).Earthquake shakes Ontario and Quebec https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/827511 24 June 2010 Toronto Star 23 June 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100626093618/http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/827511 26 June 2010 liveMagnitude 5.2 Pennsylvania 1998 September 25 19:52:52 UTC https://neic.usgs.gov/neis/eq_depot/1998/eq_980925/ United States Geological Survey 24 June 2010 Although a 5.0 magnitude quake is considered to be moderate, the earthquake's depth (estimates of which vary between 16.4 km mi and 19.0 km mi)Earthquake of 5.0 magnitude hits Ontario, Quebec 23 June 2010 https://www.ctvnews.ca/earthquake-of-5-0-magnitude-hits-ontario-quebec-1.525583 CTV News 23 June 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100626110905/http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/TopStories/20100623/earthquake-canada-100623/ 26 June 2010 deadGeologists answer questions on today's quake https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/geologists-answer-questions-on-todays-quake/article1615293/ The Globe and Mail 23 June 2010 Toronto Jen MacMillan 23 June 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100625135720/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/geologists-answer-questions-on-todays-quake/article1615293/ 25 June 2010 live meant that its effects were more widely felt.The Great Canada-Michigan-New York City Earthquake https://newsfeed.time.com/2010/06/23/the-great-canada-michigan-new-york-city-earthquake/ TIME Magazine 23 June 2010 23 June 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100625061504/http://newsfeed.time.com/2010/06/23/the-great-canada-michigan-new-york-city-earthquake/ 25 June 2010 live Geology The magnitude 5.0 Mw intraplate earthquake occurred near the southern edge of the Western Quebec Seismic Zone, known for frequent, but minor tremors, occurring, on average, every five days.Earthquake zones in Eastern Canada Natural Resources Canada http://earthquakescanada.nrcan.gc.ca/zones/eastcan-eng.php#WQSZ 23 June 2010 28 June 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100628052922/http://earthquakescanada.nrcan.gc.ca/zones/eastcan-eng.php#WQSZ dead Far away from the North American tectonic plate's margin, the regional seismicity is controlled by a series of geologic faults formed over the last billion years by the processes of mountain building, including the Grenville orogeny, and subsequent erosion. The processes causing the earthquakes in the zone are not well understood: the tremors are not linked to particular seismogenic structures, nor are the sources of stress definitively identified.Forsyth D.A. Characteristics of the western Quebec seismic zone Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 1981 18 1 103–119 10.1139/e81-009 http://rparticle.web-p.cisti.nrc.ca/rparticle/AbstractTemplateServlet?calyLang=eng&journal=cjes&volume=18&year=0&issue=1&msno=e81-009 24 June 2010 1981CaJES..18..103F subscriptionMa Shutian David W. Eaton Western Quebec seismic zone (Canada): Clustered, midcrustal seismicity along a Mesozoic hot spot track Journal of Geophysical Research 2007 112 6 1–16 10.1029/2006JB004827 http://www.agu.org/pubs/crossref/2007/2006JB004827.shtml 24 June 2010 2007JGRB..112.6305M 27 September 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120927153452/http://www.agu.org/pubs/crossref/2007/2006JB004827.shtml dead subscription 1880/47905 free The initial focal mechanism of the 2010 earthquake suggests reverse faulting on a fault trending southeast–northwest. However, the size and depth of this earthquake make it uncertain whether the causative fault can be identified.Poster of the Ontario-Quebec border region, Canada Earthquake of 23 June 2010 – Magnitude 5.0 https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqarchives/poster/2010/20100623.php United States Geological Survey 24 June 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100628032817/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqarchives/poster/2010/20100623.php 28 June 2010 dead Earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or greater are fairly infrequent in the area, occurring at a rate of a few per decade. Some studies suggest, however, that larger earthquakes of magnitude around 7 may have occurred 4550 and 7060 years BP.Aylsworth J.M. D.E. Lawrence and J. Guertin Did two massive earthquakes in the Holocene induce widespread landsliding and near-surface deformation in part of the Ottawa Valley, Canada? Geology 2000 28 10 903–906 10.1130/0091-7613(2000)28<903:DTMEIT>2.0.CO;2 http://geology.geoscienceworld.org/cgi/content/abstract/28/10/903 24 June 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100628033102/http://geology.geoscienceworld.org/cgi/content/abstract/28/10/903 28 June 2010 live 2000Geo....28..903A subscription Earthquake thumb|USGS ShakeMap for the event The Globe and Mail reported that "Twitter users as distant as Springfield, Massachusetts, Traverse City, Michigan, and Cincinnati, Ohio reported feeling tremors." The blogosphere and other social media sites like Facebook were swamped by posts referring to the "2010 Ottawa earthquake" or the "2010 Toronto earthquake".https://vancouversun.com/life/Buttons+shirts+Facebook+group+quake+Canada/3195255/story.html Buttons, T-shirts and a Facebook group: Quake's tremors felt online Shannon Proudfoot 23 June 2010 Canwest News Service 5 May 2012 28 July 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100728122946/http://www.vancouversun.com/life/Buttons+shirts+Facebook+group+quake+Canada/3195255/story.html dead Places all the way southward to New Jersey reported a disruptive tremor. This earthquake occurred as Canadian environment minister Jim Prentice was conducting an interview in Ottawa, and he reported that his chair started to move.Earthquake hits central Canada 23 June 2010 http://www.ctvnews.ca/earthquake-of-5-0-magnitude-hits-ontario-quebec-1.525583 https://web.archive.org/web/20100626112251/http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/Canada/20100623/earthquake-canada-100623 dead 26 June 2010 CTVnews 23 June 2010 The offices of The Globe and Mail were evacuated soon after the tremor. Several media outlets also aired video of a press conference by New Democratic Party Member of Parliament Don Davies being disrupted by the quake.Aaron Wherry, "In case you were wondering...". Maclean's, 23 June 2010. Damage thumb|left|Office building evacuation in Ottawa Part of Quebec Route 307 was closed due to a partial bridge collapse near Bowman that injured a nearby fisherman.Tremblement de terre au Québec http://lcn.canoe.com/lcn/infos/regional/archives/2010/06/20100623-134552.html LCN fr 23 June 2010 23 June 2010April 2026 medicmedic Near the epicentre, many of the telephone networks were out. The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board evacuated most of its schools, but students were allowed to return when the situation was determined to be safe. A number of schools were damaged, including First Avenue Public School, Churchill Alternative School, Blossom Park Public School, Centennial Public School, Connaught Public School, Elgin Street Public School and Hilson Avenue Public School.https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/quake-shakes-quebec-ontario-1.901782 Quebec quake damages buildings, highway CBC Ottawa 23 June 2010 24 June 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100626093328/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/quake-shakes-quebec-ontario-1.901782 26 June 2010 live In Gracefield, Quebec, a state of emergency was declared after several buildings were damaged, including the church, some of the city's administration buildings and a hotel. In the Outaouais, about 1,300 homes lost power. The O-Train Trillium Line in Ottawa was shut down until 5 pm, and the Agence métropolitaine de transport shut down four of five commuter trains in Montreal for a similar period of time in order for lines to be inspected. Immediately after the quake, cell phone service in Ottawa was down, possibly overloaded by callers.Earthquake rumbles Ontario and Quebec https://www.thestar.com/breakingnews/article/827425--tremors-felt-in-toronto?bn=1 Toronto Star 23 June 2010 Raveena Aulakh 23 June 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100626093505/http://www.thestar.com/breakingnews/article/827425--tremors-felt-in-toronto?bn=1 26 June 2010 live Several windows in Ottawa City Hall shattered, and a chimney in a nearby solicitors' office collapsed. Minor damage was also reported to several city-owned facilities, including two branches of the Ottawa Public Library and two municipal sports arenas, and power was out in part of the downtown Golden Triangle neighbourhood."5.0 Val-des-Bois quake rattles Ottawa, eastern North America" https://web.archive.org/web/20190927130333/http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/bois+quake+rattles+ottawa+eastern+north+america/3191688/story.html 27 September 2019 . Ottawa Citizen, 23 June 2010. Office buildings in Ottawa and Toronto were evacuated, and cracks appeared in the Parliamentary Press Gallery building on Parliament Hill.5.5-Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Canada https://www.foxnews.com/world/magnitude-5-0-earthquake-rattles-eastern-canada Fox News 23 June 2010 23 June 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100626105549/http://www.foxnews.com/world/2010/06/23/magnitude-earthquake-shakes-canada/ 26 June 2010 live A session of the Senate of Canada was also interrupted,Earthquake of 5.0 shakes Ontario and Quebec http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/100623/national/earthquake Yahoo news 23 June 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100625142220/http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/100623/national/earthquake 25 June 2010 dead leading to an unprecedented session of the Senate outside on the front lawn of Parliament Hill, in order that a formal adjournment for the day could take place.Earthquake sends senators outside Aura Payton Brian Lilley Bryn Weese 23 June 2010 http://www.torontosun.com/news/canada/2010/06/23/14492661.html Toronto Sun 25 June 2010 No serious damage or injuries were reported. In Toronto, Toronto Transit Commission and GO Transit service was uninterrupted, while eastbound Via Rail trains were significantly delayed. Aftershocks On 16 March 2011, a magnitude 3.7Earthquakes Magnitude 3.7 – ONTARIO-QUEBEC BORDER REGION, CANADA https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/ne00001232.php https://archive.today/20110319093439/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/ne00001232.php dead 19 March 2011 United States Geological Survey 16 March 2011 or possibly 4.3Small earthquake wobbles eastern Ontario, west Quebec https://ottawacitizen.com/news/Small+earthquake+wobbles+eastern+Ontario+west+Quebec/4450473/story.html?cid=megadrop_story 16 March 2011 The Ottawa Citizen 16 March 2011August 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes aftershock struck Hawkesbury, Ontario, on the Ottawa River Valley and southwest of the initial magnitude 5.0 epicentre. It was felt in places including Ottawa, Montreal and St. Albans, VT. See also List of earthquakes in 2010 List of earthquakes in Canada References M5.2 – Ontario-Quebec border region, Canada https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usp000hee0#general_summary United States Geological Survey External links Seismograph recorded in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada https://web.archive.org/web/20110929191232/http://earthquakescanada.nrcan.gc.ca/stndon/wf-fo/index-eng.php?day=23&hour=16&month=6&station=first&tpl_region=eon_wqc&type=station&year=2010&filter=raw#SECTION_1 29 September 2011 The 2010 Val-des-Bois Quebec Earthquake – Natural Resources Canada Category:Earthquakes in Quebec Central Canada earthquake, 2010 Central Canada Earthquake, 2010 Category:June 2010 in Canada Category:Earthquakes in Ontario Category:2010 in Ottawa Category:2010 in Quebec