What to know
- A magnitude 3.7 earthquake was recorded just before 11 p.m. Tuesday, with Earthquakes Canada confirming it was felt in parts of central and southern Ontario.
- The quake was centred about 23 kilometres southeast of Orillia, with nearly 3,000 people reporting feeling it through Earthquakes Canada’s “Did You Feel It?” survey.
- Reports came from across Toronto and the GTA, extending as far as Ottawa, London, Niagara Falls, and Sudbury, with residents describing rumbling, rattling, and brief movement.
- Earthquakes Canada says no damage was reported or expected, noting the tremor was lightly felt.
Many Ontarians were asking the same question Tuesday night: Did you feel that? According to Earthquakes Canada, a magnitude 3.7 earthquake was felt in parts of the province.
Earthquakes Canada recorded the quake just before 11:00 p.m. Tuesday, noting it was felt across parts of central and southern Ontario. The agency says the earthquake was located approximately 23 kilometres southeast of Orillia.
On the Earthquakes Canada website’s “Did You Feel It?” section, nearly 3,000 people reported experiencing the tremor as of Wednesday morning. Reports poured in from across Toronto and the GTA, stretching as far east as Ottawa, west to London, south to Niagara Falls, and north to Sudbury.
On Wednesday morning, the tremor became a hot topic on social media, with many users sharing firsthand accounts of the moment they felt it.
“Felt it in East York. One of my walls started making a repetitive creaking noise, a few things on my desk in the next room started rattling and I could swear I felt movement. Made me jump out of bed,” one social media user wrote.
“Felt rumbling near Bloor and Royal York. Thought it was a plough going past,” another user said.
“Felt it in North York, Yonge/Finch area. Fourth floor of a condo. It just felt like the unit shifted, though at first I thought the upstairs neighbour did something,” another post read.
Some users also joked that the earthquake was simply the latest addition to a string of natural events affecting the region, following historic snowstorms and extreme cold temperatures earlier this week.
According to Earthquakes Canada, there have been no reports of damage, nor would any be expected, and the quake is described as having been lightly felt.
