Everyone in Perth Ontario was sure to feel the shaking from the earthquake that hit regions from Ottawa all the way to New Hampshire. The magnitude-5.0 earthquake struck at the Ontario-Quebec border region of Canada on Wednesday (June 23) at around 1:41pm.
The midday quake was felt in Canada and in a number of U.S. states, including Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Vermont, New Hampshire, New Jersey and New York.
The USGS said the quake occurred at a depth of about 12 miles (19.2 kilometers). The agency initially said the quake had a 5.5 magnitude, but later reduced it to a magnitude-5.0.
We hope everyone is not too shook up! Here are two videos we came across showing some of the quake.
Click on the link below to view a reporter in her studio feel the shake
Ontario Earthquake Video
Three Ottawa public schools sustained minor damage according to the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board.
At W.E. Gowling Public School, some exterior brick work has come off the building, while at Hilson Avenue Public School there has been some internal ceiling damage, said Lyall Thomson, the board’s director of education. He confirmed there has also been damage at Bell High School, but couldn’t say exactly what it is yet.
Read more: www.ottawacitizen.com/news/school+damaged+quake/3192302/story.html#ixzz0ri7ff3UD
