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Seismic event at Nickel Rim Mine in Sudbury on Tuesday

Likely triggered by mining activity, the seismic event was 3.0 in magnitude.
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Nickel Rim South Mine. (Supplied)

People in Sudbury felt the ground shake over the supper hour Tuesday evening.

Earthquakes Canada has confirmed there was a 3.0 magnitude seismic event at 6:07 p.m. April 16.

A spokesperson for the federal agency said the seismic event was “a mining related event at Nickel Rim Mine.”

Sudbury.com has reached out to Glencore, which owns Nickel Rim Mine, for more information.

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A seismogram shows the seismic event in Sudbury April 16, 2024. Image: Earthquakes Canada seismogram

 




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