Natural Resources Canada, which records earthquakes in Canada, posted on its Earthquakes Canada section of the website Thursday evening that a 3.0 magnitude earthquake took place around 19 kilometres north of Yarmouth, N.S. On Friday the size of the magnitude was changed to reflect it was a 3.2 earthquake.
Many people turned to social media to describe what they heard or felt, including on our Yarmouth Vanguard Facebook page.
Many people said they heard a loud rumble. In some cases people said they felt their house shake or vibrate.
Here’s a sampling of what residents of Yarmouth County told us.
“Heard loud rumble, the house shook, vibrated I ran outside thinking was thunder but I really was unsure,” said Debbie Anne d’Entremont.
“Heard low thunder-like noise. House shook here in Argyle,” said Sandra Nickerson.
“My husband and I were both sitting at our kitchen table in Amirault’s Hill and heard what sounded like a big truck going by and looked around and seen no trucks headed down the road,” said Alanna Fitzsimmons-Bourque. “My husband said, ‘I bet that was an earthquake.”
In Glenwood, Tanya Anne Hill said, “We were all sitting in living room eating supper. Felt the floor shaking. We were all like what's that? My 10-year-old said earthquake. It sounded like a repeat of July 1 last year.”
On July 1, 2015, a 3.8-magnitude earthquake struck southwestern Nova Scotia. When it first happened initially that earthquake had been said to be 3.6 magnitude, but was later adjusted.
Still, although a weak earthquake, at 3.8 it was one of the top 5 ‘strongest’ magnitude earthquakes recorded in Canada over a previous 30-day span at the time, during which there had been around 315 earthquakes recorded. That earthquake was said to have occurred around 42 kilometres northwest of Yarmouth, or 60 kilometres southwest of Digby Neck.
Other times earthquakes take place and they go unnoticed by the public, such as in June 2015 when a 2.5 and a 2.9 earthquake occurred around the Digby area. Apparently no one felt a thing. Small earthquakes happen throughout Canada all of the time, in fact. The majority go unnoticed by the public or are not "felt." You can click here to see a record of them.
Whereas the last earthquake that was felt in the area happened on Canada's birthday, this one hit on Yarmouth's birthday. June 9 is Yarmouth's Natal Day.
With this earthquake on June 9, it was hit or miss regarding whether people felt it.
Other areas in Yarmouth County where people said they heard and felt something included Eel Brook, Wedgeport, Tusket, Sluice Point, Pleasant Lake, Chebogue, Plymouth, Summerville, Pubnico, Little River Harbour.
“I live in Pinkney’s Point and heard a very loud thunder-like sound, then the whole house shook!” said Mekala Wood.
“It felt similar to what was experienced around this area last summer. . . Rumble felt under the house and lasted about 3-5 seconds in Raynardton,” said Cynthia Nickerson.
Some people said it shook or trembled their house. Others said it didn’t.
Some people said they felt it in Yarmouth. Other people in Yarmouth said they did not.
Others said it didn’t feel or sound as strong as last year’s earthquake.
It wasn’t just people in Yarmouth County that noticed something. Others from Digby County, for instance, described what they heard or felt on our Facebook posting.
“A loud rumble and a vibration, our house shook a bit. We are in Meteghan (Digby County), I wasn't sure what it was,” said Donna McCauley.
“I did feel it! I'm in Saulnierville (Digby County) and I was sitting in my rocking chair in the kitchen and all of a sudden, there was rattling on my wood stove from a kettle that sits on it and I looked outside to see if it was really windy all of a sudden but it wasn't,” described Tina LeBlanc. “I thought hmmmm, that is weird! It was just before 5:45pm and I did not hear a loud rumble at all.”
Natural Resources Canada stated on its website the evening of June 9 that there were no reports of damage, nor would any be expected with a 3.2-magnitude earthquake. It described the approximate location of the earthquake as being 44.01 North and 66.11 West, at a depth of 10 km.
Natural Resources Canada, which records earthquakes in Canada, posted on its Earthquakes Canada section of the website Thursday evening that a 3.0 magnitude earthquake took place around 19 kilometres north of Yarmouth, N.S. On Friday the size of the magnitude was changed to reflect it was a 3.2 earthquake.
Many people turned to social media to describe what they heard or felt, including on our Yarmouth Vanguard Facebook page.
Many people said they heard a loud rumble. In some cases people said they felt their house shake or vibrate.
Here’s a sampling of what residents of Yarmouth County told us.
“Heard loud rumble, the house shook, vibrated I ran outside thinking was thunder but I really was unsure,” said Debbie Anne d’Entremont.
“Heard low thunder-like noise. House shook here in Argyle,” said Sandra Nickerson.
“My husband and I were both sitting at our kitchen table in Amirault’s Hill and heard what sounded like a big truck going by and looked around and seen no trucks headed down the road,” said Alanna Fitzsimmons-Bourque. “My husband said, ‘I bet that was an earthquake.”
In Glenwood, Tanya Anne Hill said, “We were all sitting in living room eating supper. Felt the floor shaking. We were all like what's that? My 10-year-old said earthquake. It sounded like a repeat of July 1 last year.”
On July 1, 2015, a 3.8-magnitude earthquake struck southwestern Nova Scotia. When it first happened initially that earthquake had been said to be 3.6 magnitude, but was later adjusted.
Still, although a weak earthquake, at 3.8 it was one of the top 5 ‘strongest’ magnitude earthquakes recorded in Canada over a previous 30-day span at the time, during which there had been around 315 earthquakes recorded. That earthquake was said to have occurred around 42 kilometres northwest of Yarmouth, or 60 kilometres southwest of Digby Neck.
Other times earthquakes take place and they go unnoticed by the public, such as in June 2015 when a 2.5 and a 2.9 earthquake occurred around the Digby area. Apparently no one felt a thing. Small earthquakes happen throughout Canada all of the time, in fact. The majority go unnoticed by the public or are not "felt." You can click here to see a record of them.
Whereas the last earthquake that was felt in the area happened on Canada's birthday, this one hit on Yarmouth's birthday. June 9 is Yarmouth's Natal Day.
With this earthquake on June 9, it was hit or miss regarding whether people felt it.
Other areas in Yarmouth County where people said they heard and felt something included Eel Brook, Wedgeport, Tusket, Sluice Point, Pleasant Lake, Chebogue, Plymouth, Summerville, Pubnico, Little River Harbour.
“I live in Pinkney’s Point and heard a very loud thunder-like sound, then the whole house shook!” said Mekala Wood.
“It felt similar to what was experienced around this area last summer. . . Rumble felt under the house and lasted about 3-5 seconds in Raynardton,” said Cynthia Nickerson.
Some people said it shook or trembled their house. Others said it didn’t.
Some people said they felt it in Yarmouth. Other people in Yarmouth said they did not.
Others said it didn’t feel or sound as strong as last year’s earthquake.
It wasn’t just people in Yarmouth County that noticed something. Others from Digby County, for instance, described what they heard or felt on our Facebook posting.
“A loud rumble and a vibration, our house shook a bit. We are in Meteghan (Digby County), I wasn't sure what it was,” said Donna McCauley.
“I did feel it! I'm in Saulnierville (Digby County) and I was sitting in my rocking chair in the kitchen and all of a sudden, there was rattling on my wood stove from a kettle that sits on it and I looked outside to see if it was really windy all of a sudden but it wasn't,” described Tina LeBlanc. “I thought hmmmm, that is weird! It was just before 5:45pm and I did not hear a loud rumble at all.”
Natural Resources Canada stated on its website the evening of June 9 that there were no reports of damage, nor would any be expected with a 3.2-magnitude earthquake. It described the approximate location of the earthquake as being 44.01 North and 66.11 West, at a depth of 10 km.
