Small earthquake rattles homes in southern New Brunswick

Published Monday November 23rd, 2009

THE CANADIAN PRESS

SAINT JOHN, N.B. - Some residents of southern New Brunswick were shaken by an earthquake Sunday evening.

Police and emergency officials received many calls about a loud bang at 7 p.m. that shook homes and rattled windows.

The province's Natural Resources Department later said it detected an earthquake measuring 2.2 on the Richter scale.

The quake's epicentre was 13 kilometres north of Saint John in the Rothesay area.

The U.S. Geological Survey also confirms there was a quake.

However, the American agency says it registered only 1.9 on the Richter scale.

Please Log In or Register FREE

You are currently not logged into this site. Please log in or register for a FREE ONE Account.

Logged in visitors may comment on articles, enter contests, manage home delivery holds and much more online. Your ONE Account grants you access to features and content across the entire CanadaEast Network of sites.

Disabled

Commenting has been disabled for this item. Existing comments appear below but you may not add a new comment at this time.

Search Articles

Any Keyword

Exact phrase

Begin Searching

Articles spanning several published days may be available online. Our complete article catalogue is available from our archive partner FPInfomart.

More CE Network Sites & Partners: