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| Accord to the USGS, the tremor was centered 4 kilometres south of Pointe Calumet. |
A minor earthquake centered 4 kilometres south of Pointe Calumet, gently shook the Montreal region early Saturday morning. According to the United States Geological Survey, the tremor registered 2.5 on the Richter Scale at a depth of 10.2km, occurring at 4:59 AM EST. Earthquakes Canada is reporting the tremor as a 2.9 on the Richter Scale.
The rumble and shake was heard and felt across southwestern Quebec from Vaudreuil to Laval. I was awake and definitely heard it here on Ile Perrot, but there was no shaking. The distant rumble lasted approximately 15 seconds. No damage has been reported.
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