Did you feel it, 5.5 on richter scale, Moderrate, rolled through Toronto about 1:50 pm. No damage at our office or home but minor damages are being reported.
We have first hand accounts from Ancaster to Ottawa to Boston via e-mials.
Just in epi centre is 55 miles N/E of Hull.
-- Edited by 73SC on Wednesday 23rd of June 2010 01:11:30 PM
This story just came across our news wire at the radio station. I was working at another computer here just before 2 when i felt the desk shaking, could it have been an earthquake? Nothing confirmed yet but here's the newsflash we got.
EARTHQUAKE URGENT INDEX: NATIONAL POSSIBLE EARTHQUAKE SHAKES ONTARIO, QUEBEC TORONTO - THERE ARE REPORTS OF A POSSIBLE EARTHQUAKE SHAKING BUILDINGS ACROSS ONTARIO AND QUEBEC. THE INTERNET IS ABUZZ WITH PEOPLE SAYING THEY FELT THE EARTH RUMBLE IN CITIES ACROSS THE PROVINCE, 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. (THE CANADIAN PRESS)
We got that from a US web site so not confirmed yet as you say, also head epi centre was West of Montreal so Hull sounds a bout about right. Ottawa reporting swaying buildings so it all adds up.
Excitement... the earth moved on my wedding anniversary!
Here's the latest write up just came across the news wire.
EARTHQUAKE, 2ND WRITETHRU URGENT UPDATE:RECASTS; ADDS CONFIRMATION OF QUAKE, QUOTES, DETAILS INDEX: NATIONAL EARTHQUAKE OF 5.5 MAGNITUDE RATTLES RESIDENTS ACROSS ONTARIO AND QUEBEC TORONTO - GEOLOGICAL EXPERTS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BORDER SAY A ``MODERATE EARTHQUAKE'' HAS ROCKED RESIDENTS OF SOUTHERN ONTARIO, QUEBEC AND THE NORTHEASTERN UNITED STATES. THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY SAYS THE TEMBLOR OCCURRED JUST BEFORE 1:45 ET AND WAS A MAGNITUDE 5.5 TREMOR CENTRED ABOUT 60 KILOMETRES NORTH OF OTTAWA, IN WESTERN QUEBEC. 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. (THE CANADIAN PRESS)
-- Edited by blacktransam on Wednesday 23rd of June 2010 01:36:33 PM
I was listening to CKOC and Rockin' Ray Michaels said that in his studio, his microphone started bobbing up and down for a few seconds and he thought "What the heck?" Yeah, sure Rockin' Ray! More like "What the ####?" LOL! He said two minutes later they'd received word that a 5.5 tremour had been recorded from Ottawa right down through the Niagara Peninsula. That's one long stretch of zone for this type of thing. Sure, we've had tremours before, even in good ol' St. Ratford, but that's a good sized one over a very large area. Should we start being like Callyforrrnia (as governor Arnie would say) and wondering when the BIG ONE is gonna hit? Kinda makes ya wonder. Won't be long and all the doomsayers will come crawling outta the woodwork saying "THE END IS NEAR!" HAHAHAHA!! Couldn't resist it.
I could feel a slight rumble here in Ingersoll. The kitty's knew it before I did as they ran in from the gazebo which they won't do if it's a heavy truck or thunder. Animals still have instincts we have seem to lost.
We're close to the limestone mine in Beachville so our house is shaking all the time from the blasting. Needless to say I didn't feel anything unusual....
