2:15PM EST: A magnitude 5.5 quake moved the ground in Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal and several U.S. states according to initial reports.

UPDATE 2:17PM EST: Syracuse, NY – At least one magnitude-five earthquake with an epicenter near Ottawa, Canada sent tremors across Central New York and much of the Northeast this afternoon, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

Preliminary information indicates the earthquake was based about 40 miles north to northeast of the Canadian capital, about 166 miles from Syracuse. But tremors could have registered as far away as Maryland, said USGS geophysicist Bruce Presgrave.

A second earthquake, also in the Ottawa River Valley, was reported about 10 minutes after the first one, he said.

UPDATE 2:25PM EST: The NYC Office Of Emergency Management reports that people are calling 911 and stating they feel buildings shaking in NYC. There are no reports of damage as of this time.

UPDATE 2:30PM EST: (ABC 5 reports) A 5.5 magnitude earthquake out of Ontario, Canada was apparently felt in Northeast Ohio and at least as far south as Cincinnati.

The U.S. Geological Survey just posted that the quake was centered at Ontario-Quebec border region in Cananda at  1:41 p.m. The depth of the quake was reported out of 11.9 miles.

The Cleveland Natural History Museum reports that there were three pulses from the earthquake and all were felt in Cleveland.

Dozens of people have contacted NewsChannel5 and are posting online about a trembling of some sort.

Reports of the earthquake are coming in everywhere from Cincinnati to Cleveland and up into New England.

UPDATE 2:33PM EST (NJ.com): Bergen County, NJ – A 5.5 magnitude earthquake centered north of Ottawa, Canada rattled buildings throughout New York state and stretched into Bergen County.

Police in Bergen County said they received reports of buildings being voluntarily evacuated shortly before 2 p.m. as a result of the tremors. The reports seemed to be focused in Hackensack, authorities said.

CNN is reporting the earthquake was a magnitude 5.5 quake.

People from Buffalo to Albany and north to Massena on the St. Lawrence River say pets were startled and plates rattled, according to the Associated Press.

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