Seismic Activity Close To Barrhaven Jan. 3

If there was a whole lot of shakin’ going on last night, it wasn’t just the crowd at Canadian Tire Centre cheering on an Ottawa Senators shutout victory over Columbus.

Seismic activity believed to be centered only a few kilometers outside of Barrhaven was felt on the night on Tues., Jan. 3. The centre of the seismic activity is estimated to have been located between Manotick and Greely. It was estimated at being 12 km southeast of the centre of Nepean.

Volcanodiscovery.com reported the activity which was believed to be a three on the Richter scale. Four people made reports of the activity.

One resident from Manotick reported being in bed and hearing and feeling something that was like a truck rumbling by. “But there are no trucks at this time,” the person said.