People around Halifax describe hearing rumbling due to small earthquake

HALIFAX — People east of Halifax may have felt the ground shaking Thursday because of a small earthquake.

According to Natural Resources Canada, a 2.7-magnitude earthquake was recorded 20 kilometres east of Halifax at about 5:10 p.m.

Nick Ackerley with the Canadian Hazards Information Service told Global News the earthquake was “very, very small.”

He says it was too small to cause any damage, adding that a lot of people felt it.