Aftershock rattles Dartmouth neighbourhoods, one day after original quake
There were no reports of injuries or damage after an aftershock in the Montebello and Westphal neighborhoods of Dartmouth, less than 30 hours after the same area was hit by an earthquake of exactly the same magnitude.
Aftershock was of same magnitude and in the same area as the earthquake less than 30 hours earlier
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.
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