Rare earthquake shakes Ottawa, Montreal & Toronto (Future G20 Location)

OTTAWA (AFP) – A moderate earthquake shook Ottawa and Montreal on Wednesday, forcing office workers out onto downtown streets in Canada's capital.

The US Geological Survey reported the temblor of magnitude 5.0 hit the Ontario-Quebec border area at 1741 GMT, rattling downtown Ottawa shortly after midday.

The USGS, which originally reported the quake at magnitude 5.5 before downgrading it, said the epicenter was 53 kilometers (33 miles) north of Ottawa.

It also shook Canada's most populous city Toronto, where global leaders are to gather this weekend for a G20 summit of the world's top developed and developing economies.

The earthquake was also felt as far away as New York and the American midwest state of Ohio.

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