Canada 5.2 quake: Earthquake felt in Ontario

Canada 5.2 quake:?Canada's?government agency that monitors earthquakes said the?quake?it registered a 5.2-magnitude temblor with an epicenter located about 11 miles northeast of Shawville, Quebec.

By Associated Press / May 17, 2013

A 5.2 magnitude earthquake centered northwest of Ottawa rattled buildings Friday in Ontario and Quebec and was felt across upstate New York from Buffalo to the Vermont border.

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Canada's?government agency that monitors earthquakes said the?quake?it registered a 5.2-magnitude temblor with an epicenter located about 11 miles (17 kilometers) northeast of Shawville, Quebec, about an hour's drive outside?Canada's?capital.

It was felt as far west as Toronto,?Canada's?largest city, but no damage was immediately reported.

Twitter erupted with reports of buildings shaking in Ottawa for several seconds. Ontario's premier, who lives in Toronto, tweeted that her house was shaking.

Ontario Provincial Police in Arnprior, Ontario, not far from the epicenter, say they have received no reports of damage. Local media outlets in northern New York say people in communities along the St. Lawrence River and as far east as Lake Champlain on New York-Vermont border reported feeling their homes shake.

There are also reports from residents of Buffalo and surrounding suburbs who say they felt their houses sway and the ground shake for less than one minute. Rochester and Syracuse media outlets also report that thequake?was felt in those areas.

The original report said a 4.8-magnitude?quake?was centered near the town of Braeside, Ontario.

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