20-604: Gracefield may refer to: Places [ edit ] Gracefield, Quebec , a town in Canada Gracefield, New Zealand , a suburb of Lower Hutt City Gracefield Island , Nigeria Other [ edit ] Gracefield Arts Centre , a gallery in Dumfries, Scotland Gracefield Branch , a section of railway line in Lower Hutt, New Zealand Gracefield GAA , GAA Club representing
40-483: A moment magnitude of 5.0 in Central Canada on 23 June at about 13:41:41 EDT and lasted about 30 seconds. The epicentre was situated approximately 56 kilometres (35 mi) north of Ottawa , Ontario, in the municipality of Val-des-Bois, Quebec . Canada's capital, Ottawa , declared this earthquake as being its most powerful in 65 years. It was felt across most of Ontario and Quebec , as well as parts of
60-616: A chimney in a nearby solicitors' office collapsed. Minor damage was also reported to several city-owned facilities, including two branches of the Ottawa Public Library and two municipal sports arenas, and power was out in part of the downtown Golden Triangle neighbourhood. Office buildings in Ottawa and Toronto were evacuated, and cracks appeared in the Parliamentary Press Gallery building on Parliament Hill . A session of
80-587: A different seismic region ( Southern Great Lakes seismic zone ). Although a 5.0 magnitude quake is considered to be moderate, the earthquake's depth (estimates of which vary between 16.4 kilometres (10.2 mi) and 19.0 kilometres (11.8 mi)) meant that its effects were more widely felt. The magnitude 5.0 M w intraplate earthquake occurred near the southern edge of the Western Quebec Seismic Zone, known for frequent, but minor tremors, occurring, on average, every five days. Far away from
100-479: A population of 2,376 living in 1,131 of its 1,880 total private dwellings, a change of -3.5% from its 2016 population of 2,462 . With a land area of 380.94 km (147.08 sq mi), it had a population density of 6.2/km (16.2/sq mi) in 2021. Populations prior to amalgamation: Mother tongue (2021): List of former mayors since formation of current city: 2010 Central Canada earthquake The 2010 Central Canada earthquake occurred with
120-407: A press conference by New Democratic Party Member of Parliament Don Davies being disrupted by the quake. Part of Quebec Route 307 was closed due to a partial bridge collapse near Bowman that injured a nearby fisherman. Near the epicentre, many of the telephone networks were out. The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board evacuated most of its schools, but students were allowed to return when
140-590: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Gracefield, Quebec Gracefield is a city in La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau Regional County Municipality in the Outaouais region of Quebec , Canada . It was reorganized on 13 March 2002 when three former municipalities (Gracefield, Northfield, and Wright) were merged into one. Its name comes from Patrick Grace who opened there
160-508: The North American tectonic plate 's margin, the regional seismicity is controlled by a series of geologic faults formed over the last billion years by the processes of mountain building , including the Grenville orogeny , and subsequent erosion. The processes causing the earthquakes in the zone are not well understood: the tremors are not linked to particular seismogenic structures, nor are
180-518: The Senate of Canada was also interrupted, leading to an unprecedented session of the Senate outside on the front lawn of Parliament Hill, in order that a formal adjournment for the day could take place. No serious damage or injuries were reported. In Toronto, Toronto Transit Commission and GO Transit service was uninterrupted, while eastbound Via Rail trains were significantly delayed. On 16 March 2011,
200-416: The "2010 Ottawa earthquake" or the "2010 Toronto earthquake". Places all the way southward to New Jersey reported a disruptive tremor. This earthquake occurred as Canadian environment minister Jim Prentice was conducting an interview in Ottawa, and he reported that his chair started to move. The offices of The Globe and Mail were evacuated soon after the tremor. Several media outlets also aired video of
220-640: The Offaly side of Portarlington See also [ edit ] Grace Field , Australian football player Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Gracefield . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gracefield&oldid=1121957364 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
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#1732854806188240-700: The city's administration buildings and a hotel. In the Outaouais , about 1,300 homes lost power. The O-Train Trillium Line in Ottawa was shut down until 5 pm, and the Agence métropolitaine de transport shut down four of five commuter trains in Montreal for a similar period of time in order for lines to be inspected. Immediately after the quake, cell phone service in Ottawa was down, possibly overloaded by callers. Several windows in Ottawa City Hall shattered, and
260-582: The first business and was mayor of Wright from 1885 to 1890. Gracefield is located along the Gatineau River and Picanoc River . Its area is dotted with many lakes, most of which are lined with numerous summer camps and cottages. In 1840, Augustin Ethyer, originally from Saint-Martin on Île Jésus , became the first settler in Gracefield. Settlers built the first church in 1841 which also served as school during
280-533: The late 19th century to early 20th century but they have now all closed. There has been some interest in mining zinc since discovering an important quantity in Wright around the Calument Road area corner of the 105 provincial Road. The Canadian Pacific Maniwaki subdivision linked Gracefield with Wakefield, but it was abandoned in 1986. In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , Gracefield had
300-500: The northeastern United States, in addition to places as far as Chicago , Pittsburgh , Baltimore , Charleston, West Virginia , and Halifax . It was the first moderate earthquake associated with the Western Quebec Seismic Zone since 20 April 2002, when the area was affected by magnitude 5.1 M w tremors. Southern Ontario was also affected by the 1998 magnitude 5.2 M w Pymatuning earthquake , associated with
320-476: The situation was determined to be safe. A number of schools were damaged, including First Avenue Public School , Churchill Alternative School, Blossom Park Public School, Centennial Public School, Connaught Public School, Elgin Street Public School and Hilson Avenue Public School. In Gracefield, Quebec , a state of emergency was declared after several buildings were damaged, including the church, some of
340-795: The sources of stress definitively identified. The initial focal mechanism of the 2010 earthquake suggests reverse faulting on a fault trending southeast–northwest. However, the size and depth of this earthquake make it uncertain whether the causative fault can be identified. Earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or greater are fairly infrequent in the area, occurring at a rate of a few per decade. Some studies suggest, however, that larger earthquakes of magnitude around 7 may have occurred 4550 and 7060 years BP . The Globe and Mail reported that "Twitter users as distant as Springfield, Massachusetts , Traverse City, Michigan , and Cincinnati , Ohio reported feeling tremors." The blogosphere and other social media sites like Facebook were swamped by posts referring to
360-458: The village had to be evacuated. Although no one was injured, damages reached many millions of dollars. On June 23, 2010, Gracefield was struck by a magnitude 5.0 earthquake that rocked Central Canada . A state of emergency was declared after several buildings were damaged, including the church, some of the city's administration buildings and the Vimy Hotel. Gracefield had many mica mines in
380-479: The week. In 1845, Gracefield counted 20 families forming a small village core. New families settled on the banks of the Gatineau River, in what would become Northfield, which was at that time the periphery of the village in the canton of Wright. Since the beginning of colonization, the population of these three municipalities lived in close relation, always sharing multiple services and infrastructure. Therefore, it
400-544: Was logical to reorganize them into one municipality in 2002, called Wright-Gracefield-Northfield and renamed to Gracefield on 22 February 2003. The great flood of 1974 is an event remembered by the local population. On May 14, 1974, the waters of the Gatineau river and lakes linked to the River overflowed. The water rose at a rate of three to six inches an hour. Many residences in the Gracefield area were flooded and approximately 50% of
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