Residents in central New Brunswick got a couple of jolts on Sunday as the Doaktown area was shaken by a series of small earthquakes.
The first earthquake had a preliminary magnitude of 3.6 and struck at 5:16 a.m., and was followed by another tremor of 3.2 at 10:30 a.m., according to the United States Geological Survey's website.
Karen Swim of Doaktown said her dog was acting strangely, and then she heard what she thought was a sonic boom. Swim told CBC News that she didn't think the sound she heard was related to an earthquake until a friend called.
Swim said her friend directed her to the internet where she found that her community was one of a handful of places in the world that reported earthquakes.
"And there we are, in all our glory, little Doaktown, New Brunswick," Swim said.
THE CANADIAN PRESS SUSSEX, N.B.
A small earthquake rattled parts of New Brunswick on Friday night.
Earthquakes Canada reports that a magnitude 3.2 quake struck about 39 kilometres northwest of Sussex, near Coles Island.
The tremor hit just before midnight.
It could reportedly be felt by folks in the Chipman area, Cumberland Bay and Hunters Home.
http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Canada/2010/02/06/12770336-cp.html
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