Earthquakes Canada recorded a magnitude 3.7 quake north of Toronto just before 11 p.m. Tuesday.
It said the earthquake happened about 23 kilometres southeast of Orillia, Ont., and 99 kilometres northeast of Toronto. It occurred at 10:59 p.m. and had a depth of five kilometres.
According to Earthquakes Canada, there were no reports of damage and “none would be expected” as it was “lightly felt.”
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The site’s section labelled “Did you feel it?” had at least 2,400 reports of people feeling the rumble, from as far west as Kitchener, through Toronto, east to Belleville and as far south as Niagara Falls.
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Social media was abuzz with people commenting that the quake was just the latest challenge for the region, which has recently experienced extreme snow and cold.
However, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) classified it as a bit stronger of a quake at 4.1 magnitude with a depth of 11 kilometres.
— with files from The Canadian Press
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