Earthquake shakes central Canada, US states

Toronto Globe and Mail ^ | June 23, 2010

[Dan Nunn]

There are reports of unusual ground shaking in various parts of Ontario and Quebec, including Ottawa, Toronto and Montreal. The Toronto newsroom of The Globe and Mail shook just before 1:45 p.m. EDT. The Ottawa newsroom was evacuated at about 1:43 p.m. Various reports on Twitter suggest the earthquake was felt as far away as Ohio, New York and Michigan. A Globe reporter in Montreal said that city also shook. The earthquake shook buildings in Ottawa, where the streets are crowded with office workers who evacuated their workplaces. “We felt the building shake. It was actually it was pretty serious. It was definitely the strongest quake that I ever felt,” said Dennis Choquette, a Globe and Mail online editor based in Ottawa. The shaking lasted about 15 seconds, Mr. Choquette said. The severity of the earthquake is not yet known. It is not yet known whether there have been any reports of injuries.

[dragnet2]

Just a fiver....small potatoes.

Uh huh....Unless your near the epicenter....Then many think the world is coming to an end. A 5 can be quite violent near the epicenter.

[Petruchio]

And I thought the sofa rumblings were from last night’s Chili with beans . . .

sorry.

[SunkenCiv]

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[Squawk 8888]

Same story here in Southern Ontario- most quakes felt here are very far from the epicentre (today’s was north of Ottawa). I didn’t notice today’s as I was on the freeway at the time, but friends of mine felt it. The last time I felt a quake her was a small jolt that originated somewhere in PA or OH about 6-8 years ago.

[Wicket]

I was looking for this elsewhere and couldn’t find. Judging from the spread of this relatively minor EQ, I’m guessing it’s correct.

What source did you locate for it?

[chrisser]

See post 72

[Joya]

Ref article, quite interesting

http://www.showme.net/~fkeller/quake/liquefaction.htm