The Medical Officer of Health for the City of Hamilton has initiated an Extended Heat Warning starting today, Monday, August 11. The Extended Heat Warning will remain in effect until a cancellation notice is sent.
For information about heat-related illnesses, cool place locations, and reducing your risk, visit www.hamilton.ca/heat.
Due to roof repair maintenance, the Branch is temporarily closed from September 2 until October 10. Please visit Parkdale and Barton locations as your nearest branches for your library needs. Thank you for your understanding.
From August 18-19, accessible parking spots at the back of the building will not be available due to concrete and perimeter walkway repairs. From August 20-22, the main entrance from the back of the building will not be available. Please use the sidewalk on the side of the Branch to enter through the front entrance (off Rymal Road East) and gain access to the back parking lot. Thank you for your understanding.
Printing and photocopying are not working at Dundas Branch. We're working to get these working again as soon as possible.
The parking lot elevator at Terryberry Branch is not working. Members will need to use the accessible ramp at the Mohawk entrance and the inner elevator. We're working to get it fixed quickly.
Please note that the audio volume levels on our public computers are having issues. The estimated time of disruption is unknown at this time. Thank you for your patience.
The accessibility ramp at Mount Hope Branch is damaged. The handrail is not available. The ramp will not be available while being repaired. We aim to fix it quickly.
10:45 p.m.
12:23 a.m.
7:00 a.m.
11:26 p.m.; epicentre near Ottawa
12:40 a.m.; Richter 5.9; epicentre in Cornwall
Richter 3
Richter 6
Richter less than 2; epicentre in Burlington
1:30 a.m.; Richter 2; epicentre in East Hamilton
2:52 p.m.; Richter 5.1; epicentre in North Kentucky
Richter 3.5; epicentre in Burlington
6:20 a.m.; Richter 5.2; epicentre in New York State
11:46 a.m.; Richter 5.7; 20 seconds; epicenter near south shore Lake Erie
7:48 p.m.; Richter 5; epicentre in Lawrenceville, Illinois
5:30 a.m.; Richter 3.5; epicentre under Lake Ontario
6:48 p.m.; Richter 6.4; 30 seconds; epicentre in Eastern Quebec
5:08 p.m.; Richter 3.3; epicentre near west end Lake Ontario
3:52 p.m.; Richter 5.4; 30 seconds; epicentre near the Ohio/Pennsylvania border, south of Lake Erie
10:00 p.m.; Richter 4.4; several seconds; epicentre in Ashtabula, Ohio
Quake triggered by wastewater pumping
6:56 a.m.; Richter 2; epicentre 5 km south-east of downtown core
These figures are extracted from the newspaper articles found in:
CF - Hamilton - Earthquakes and from references in the Where-to-Look. For further information, check these sources.
Note: Richter scale established in 1935
