Two Seismic Events Confirmed In Greater Sudbury

By Angela Gemmill

The topic around the water cooler at work today will more than likely be the rumbling felt across Greater Sudbury last night.

The first happened at 9:06pm, then eight minutes later at 9:14om.

Some residents who posted to social media reported a third minor tremor a few minutes later.

According to Earthquake Canada these were seismic events which registered 2.8 and 1.8 respectively on the Richter Scale.

The epicentre was about 50-kilometers East of Sudbury, just northeast of Markstay.

Before official details were confirmed, many had speculated the rumbles were blasts from local underground mines, which are typical around Greater Sudbury.