On May 15, 1909 at 10:15 p.m., Yorkton residents felt the tremors of an earthquake, especially experienced by those who were indoors. Some at first thought that a box car of dynamite had blown up in Melville, and that the vibration felt in Yorkton was an aftermath. However, it was soon learned that the earthquake centered in North Dakota and was felt all over the southern part of the Prairie Provinces, and in the State of Montana. Typical results apart from tremors were broken windows and articles falling off shelves.
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