Earthquake in Ontario / Québec

Laurentien2

Laurentien2

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We just have what seem like a medium earthquake lasting close to a minute. There was no low flying plane or heavy equipment and didn't hear any explosion just the sound wave and the shaking of the house. I'm trying to connect to seismecanada but for whatever reason my computer as difficulty to connect. I will post later after I get some data if, it was a earthquake.
 
I'm pretty sure I just experienced my first ever earthquake. :scared: The house was just shaking for a few seconds there without any other apparent cause. Checking online it looks like it went at least as far east as Montreal and as far west as London (Canada).

Ironically, I lived in California for close to 3 years and never felt one.
 
dugdeep said:
I'm pretty sure I just experienced my first ever earthquake. :scared: The house was just shaking for a few seconds there without any other apparent cause. Checking online it looks like it went at least as far east as Montreal and as far west as London (Canada).

Ironically, I lived in California for close to 3 years and never felt one.
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Indeed, that was an eartquake. And as far as Québec city too.

5,7 according to the medias.
 
Laurentien said:
We just have what seem like a medium earthquake lasting close to a minute. There was no low flying plane or heavy equipment and didn't hear any explosion just the sound wave and the shaking of the house. I'm trying to connect to seismecanada but for whatever reason my computer as difficulty to connect. I will post later after I get some data if, it was a earthquake.
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Yes it was an earthquake.

http://www.emsc-csem.org/index.php?page=home

I have merged your post with that thread, Laurentien.
 
According to a friend of mine, CBC is reporting 5.5 with the epicentre somewhere west of Ottawa.
 
Gandalf said:
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Yes it was an earthquake.

http://www.emsc-csem.org/index.php?page=home

I have merged your post with that thread, Laurentien.
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No problem Gandalf

Felt from Toronto to Quebec! :wow:

This is my 3th earthquake felt in the Laurentide in the last 5 months, the epicenter is west of here again along the outaous river close to Gatineau.
 
Yes I felt it for 3-4 seconds here in Montreal.

The epicenter : Buckingham, en Outaouais, Quebec


According to information received through hundreds My Topo, the tremors were felt in Toronto in Chicoutimi.

According to initial findings of the SQ, there would be no damage.

According to the geologist W. Denis Roy of the University of Quebec at Chicoutimi, Quebec West would be the second region of the province most at risk for earthquakes, according to Charlevoix.

Seismologist Claude de Grandpre believes it would be the largest earthquake to shake the Quebec after that 6.3 of 25 November 1988.
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Yep, felt it big here in Ottawa. All government employees sent home until Public Works and Government Services Canada inspects and verifies structures. No damage, from what I can see.

Meanwhile, I hear from colleagues that their children were led back into school after a while waiting outside. I'm wondering if our school boards even have a policy on how to deal with earthquakes, as they are quite rare here.
The last one I remember was in the 80s.

This one lasted only a few moments. The ground swayed and there was an ominous rumble.

Here's hoping there's no after shocks.

Gonzo
 
Maybe we should change the title to 'Earthquake in Ottawa' (minus the ?). ;)

I work in the East end of the Ottawa area and the epicentre is 100 east of Ottawa, near Buckingham Quebec.

Apparently, the epicenter was a 5.5 and it was 5.1 in the city. Definetly the biggest quake I've ever felt and my 72 year old father, who's lived in the Ottawa area his entire life, said it was the biggest one he's ever felt.

I'd say it lasted about 15 seconds.

It's extremely early, but so far, they are only reporting minor damages, and no injuries.

It's weird. A few days ago, I was talking with a friend of mine about how 'safe' our area is from natural disasters. Ottawa really isn't prone to severe weather or volcanoes. I did explain to him that the Ottawa is actually on a fairly large fault line.

Here's a preliminary article for those who are interested:

http://www.ottawacitizen.com/earthquake+shakes+central+Ontario/3191688/story.html
 
I noticed on Facebook that a friend of mine from Milwaukee said that he felt it while he was at work. We don't feel too many earthquakes in Wisconsin! :shock:
 
A facebook friend told me about the earthquake. When I checked USGS it was a 5.5 with an epicenter somewhere in the Ontario-Québec border region. Now it's 5.0.
Is this region a seismic region? It's the first time I hear about an earthquake there.
My friend who is a Taiwanese student in Toronto told me that the buildings do not seem to be adapted for big earthquakes.
 
fwiw the entire St. Lawrence river is one fault line. In 2005 there was a minor quake in
Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada,
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Charliebox said:
Maybe we should change the title to 'Earthquake in Ottawa' (minus the ?). ;)
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The title has been changed for " Earthquake in Ontario / Québec ".
 
Re: Earthquake in Toronto?

It may sound unlikely, but I wonder if maybe this latest quake is connected somehow to what's going on in the Gulf of Mexico. Here's a blog that Laura sent to the magazine group working on a piece about the Gulf disaster - http://culturelifesciencenews.blogspot.com/2006/02/52-earthquake-dead-center-in-gulf-of.html It was written back in February of 2006 in reference to a quake they had in the Gulf and quotes a geologist named Jack Reid who says that plate may be responsible for the New Madrid quakes. But, if you look at the 2nd map, his theory posits connected seismic zones from the Gulf all the way up through the US connecting to the St. Lawrence seismic zone.

So Reed conducted a study using data from the U.S. Geological Survey's National Earthquake Information Center and the USGS map "Earthquakes in the Conterminous United States." He only studied earthquakes measuring at least magnitude 5, and found that while most of the earthquake centers are random with no alignment, there is a well-defined earthquake trend extending northeastward from the New Madrid seismic zone across the United States to Canada, where it joins with the St. Lawrence River seismic zone.
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Could the disaster in the Gulf be connected to this quake somehow? If so, are we in for a lot more shaking up here?
 
mkrnhr said:
A facebook friend told me about the earthquake. When I checked USGS it was a 5.5 with an epicenter somewhere in the Ontario-Québec border region. Now it's 5.0.
Is this region a seismic region? It's the first time I hear about an earthquake there.
My friend who is a Taiwanese student in Toronto told me that the buildings do not seem to be adapted for big earthquakes.
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In the article I quoted, it explains the reason why quakes travel so far around this area.

Due to the hard rock in the 'Canadian Shield', quakes travel much further than in areas with softer ground. Eventhough the Toronto area isn't directly near a fault line, they will sure feel large ones originating far away to the north and/or east.

http://faculty.marianopolis.edu/c.belanger/quebechistory/encyclopedia/images/CanadianShield.jpg
 
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