Western New York earthquake felt in eastern Ontario
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Earthquakes Canada reported a magnitude 4.1 earthquake 20 km southwest of Watertown, New York at 2:10 p.m. on Sunday. Residents in Ottawa, Kingston, Montreal and the Toronto area reported feeling the earthquake.
Residents across eastern Ontario reported feeling the earth move on Sunday after an earthquake in western New York.
Earthquakes Canada reported a magnitude 4.1 earthquake 20 km southwest of Watertown, New York at 2:10 p.m. on Sunday. The earthquake struck 56 km southeast of Kingston, Ont., according to Canadian officials.
The U.S. Geological Survey reported a magnitude 3.6 earthquake with an epicentre 1 km northwest of Adams Center, in Jefferson County, New York.
On social media, several people reported feeling the earthquake in Ottawa, Kingston and as far as away as the Toronto area and Niagara Falls. Earthquakes Canada received several reports that the earthquake was felt in the Montreal area.
Ben McLean of Kingston's MOVE 98.3 said on Twitter, "felt some shaking, but just thought it was a big truck driving by our house."
Earthquakes Canada initially reported the earthquake was a magnitude 4.6, located in the Syracuse, New York area. It updated the earthquake data about 30 minutes later.