Earthquake!(Toronto)

[Gamby6]

Does anyone from toronto notice earthquake which happened just now?It was rather mild and last for around 10sec.

 

[boxerdudeuk]

Does anyone from toronto notice earthquake which happened just now?It was rather mild and last for around 10sec.

are you serious? i'm not in ontario but that is very strange... toronto isn't exactly known for being in a high quake activity zone...

 

[boxerdudeuk]

there was one earlier too apparently....

AP Online
05-24-2000
Minor Earthquake Hits Toronto

TORONTO (AP) -- Dishes rattled and homes shook Wednesday morning as residents in Toronto and the surrounding area were shaken awake by a minor earthquake.

The Geological Survey of Canada confirmed that the rattling was a magnitude 3.0 earthquake that hit at 6:22 a.m. The quake was centred six miles northwest of Oshawa.

Janet Drysdale, of the Geological Survey of Canada, said a magnitude three earthquake can be felt by people, but other than shaking dishes, there's rarely any serious damage

 

[gsdx]

toronto isn't exactly known for being in a high quake activity zone...

Precisely, especially being on the bottom end of the Canadian Shield (the most stable landmass in the world).

I'm in Peterborough about an hour and a half north-east of TO, but no shaking here.

 

[gsdx]

there was one earlier too apparently....

AP Online
05-24-2000
Minor Earthquake Hits Toronto

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[Gamby6]

Yes I'm dead serious! First, I didn't realize what was happening and I thought I was having weird feeling. Then my dining table chairs starting to squeak. Like I said, it was rather mild and didn't last long.

 

[Gamby6]

there was one earlier too apparently....

AP Online
05-24-2000
Minor Earthquake Hits Toronto

TORONTO (AP) -- Dishes rattled and homes shook Wednesday morning as residents in Toronto and the surrounding area were shaken awake by a minor earthquake.

The Geological Survey of Canada confirmed that the rattling was a magnitude 3.0 earthquake that hit at 6:22 a.m. The quake was centred six miles northwest of Oshawa.

Janet Drysdale, of the Geological Survey of Canada, said a magnitude three earthquake can be felt by people, but other than shaking dishes, there's rarely any serious damage

Didn't notice that early one! Lucky it wasn't something strong like the one happened in indonesia 10 years ago. Even though it was far away from where I was living, the impact scared the shit out of me.

 

[gsdx]

Didn't notice that early one!

Look at the date.

 

[Gamby6]

Look at the date.

lol how did i miss that!

Edit : Toronto star has coverage on today's quake - http://www.thestar.com/article/827425--tremors-felt-in-toronto?bn=1
It said, lasted 30secs.

 

[gsdx]

lol how did i miss that!

Well, he wasn't lying. It was earlier.

 

[PreTTy PeTe]

So I just came back from downtown and it's full of cops because of the upcoming G20. Where I went it's all fenced in for security. Someone told me there was a bomb scare on the subway. I sit down turn on the computer and my house shakes.

Right I don't like this.

 

[CumAlong]

I'm in Rochester and felt it. My Facebook news feed is filled with Rochester people feeling it.

 

[boxerdudeuk]

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oh for fucks sakes. LOL. sorry guys. hahaha

 

[gsdx]

Apparently the epicentre was near Ottawa. Don't know how we missed feeling it here.

 

[gsdx]

oh for fucks sakes. LOL. sorry guys. hahaha

Don't be sorry. I almost posted it myself when I Googled it. . .

 

[Gomaki]

I live in Ottawa. It was fairly strong for less than 10 seconds, which tapered off for around 30 seconds.

My friend said his neighbour's TV fell off it's stand, and I've heard some people had windows broken and a chimney cave in.

 

[Gomaki]

Richter Scale 5.5 btw.

 

[CumAlong]

From all the facebook statues ive read, this is how I feel us New Englanders and Canadians feel about earthquakes:

"EARTHQUAKE!!!!!AWESOME!!!!!! Its like a free ride at the carnival!!!!"

 

[Yeehaw]

I felt it too but it was so minor I thought it was somebody shaking my table.

 

[gsdx]

I still don't know how it went around us here in Peterborough. Ottawa is to the east and Toronto is to the west. I'm in the middle and didn't feel a thing. Very strange indeed:

Earthquake of 5.5 shakes Ontario and Quebec

23 minutes ago

By The Canadian Press

TORONTO - Windows rattled, paintings wobbled on the walls and bewildered central Canadians wondered what in the world was going on Tuesday as a "moderate earthquake" rocked residents of southern Ontario, Quebec and the northeastern United States.

The U.S. Geological Survey described the temblor as a magnitude 5.5 that occurred at 1:41 p.m. ET and was centred about 60 kilometres north of Ottawa, in western Quebec.

Residents in parts of upstate New York and Vermont also reported feeling the ground shake.

Within minutes of the quake, the Internet came alive with people saying they felt the earth rumble in cities across Ontario and Quebec, including Windsor, Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal.

The quake seemed to last for about 30 seconds in Ottawa and rattled downtown buildings, homes in west-end Ottawa and government offices across the Ottawa River in Gatineau, Que.

Witnesses in downtown Toronto also described feeling a prolonged tremor that shook desks, rattled bookshelves and caused paintings on walls to shake.

There were no immediate reports of damage or injury.

Full Report: http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/100623/national/earthquake