Like a huge truck: Earthquake in eastern Quebec felt in Montreal, Ottawa [Video]

A minor earthquake struck in eastern Quebec at around lunchtime on Wednesday with the tremors being felt as far away as Ottawa and Montreal.

Earthquakes Canada reported that a magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck in the Rivière-Rouge area of Quebec.

“There are no reports of damage, and none would be expected,” the agency noted.

People on X, formerly known as Twitter, reported feeling tremors as far away as Ottawa, which is more than 100 km away from the epicentre.

Earthquakes Canada’s website also shows reports came from across a wide swathe of Quebec and Ontario between Trois-Rivieres and Ottawa, including a large number of people in Montreal.

Residents who felt the earthquake also posted descriptions of how it felt on the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre’s website, with someone in Joliette, Que., suggesting it “felt like a huge truck on the road.”

Someone in Gloucester, Ont., which is 138 km from the earthquake’s epicentre, described it …