Aftershock rattles Dartmouth neighbourhoods, one day after original quake

Some Dartmouth residents were shaken up for the second time this week as an aftershock hit the Montebello and Westphal neighborhoodsearly Tuesday morning.

Halifax Regional Police said in a release that people from east Dartmouth began calling HRM Integrated Emergency Servicesaround 12:42 a.m. to report explosion-like sounds andtheir houses shaking.

Police and Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency crews responded to the area to check for damage or hazards. No damage to property or injuries havebeen reported.

The aftershock hada magnitude of 2.6, the same as theminor earthquake that rattled the same area Sunday night.

No damage or injurieswerereported as a result of that earthquake.