EARTHQUAKE?!?!

[TokyoKiller]

Just felt a consistent tremor in MISSISSAUGA??!?!

WTF?!! A few people on FaceBook are reporting it too??!

[optiklenz13]

I felt that too, I'm at work in Etobicoke..

edit: It's now reported on Globe and Mail.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/reports-of-earthquake-in-ontario/article1614941/

[cwp_sedan]

I just felt it in Markham and have heard that someone felt it in Ottawa!!

[Gizzmo_jr]

Kingston confirmed, DC confirmed

[hit26k]

Felt it here in Woodbridge. My co-workers wife felt in New York too!!! :whoa

[thanu31]

everyone at my work felt it except me
(pharmacy and steeles)

[optiklenz13]

I actually thought it was my co-worker walking, I looked around and he's nowhere to be found. :chuckle

[mEtH]

I didn't feel it over at Matheson and Kennedy but a printer about 5mins away did and my wife over by York U. I gotta watch the news tonight.

[TokyoKiller]

Shit, I thought it was me going crazy...or wind (I am in a high-rise) but I looked outside and it was calm!

Its on the news now...

[Jeff-TheBiz]

Felt it here...

[JSI]

That was messed up!!!!

[Fobio]

confirmed, downtown, near Eaton Centre...this is going to be one crazy wknd!!!

[Turok]

Felt the earthquake too.. at king/dufferin downtown

[TokyoKiller]

Dude, Rogers network is CONGESTED.

[SilentJay]

Here in Etobicoke, downtown by Queens Park, and in Mississauga

[Cardinal Fang]

Unfortunately for me I was in the washroom on the can when it happened. Scared the shit out of me.

Literally.....

[m_bisson]

felt it in brantford.

[Cardinal Fang]

I can't work now. I'm too distraught.

[gabbygenier]

ya, felt it here in ottawa

[Cardinal Fang]

Ok it passed I"m good now

[aZuMi]

Felt it at Victoria Park and 401 too..

[condor888000]

Was fairly strong here in Ottawa, ~45 seconds.

[mazdabetty]

^Yah we had to evacuate, our building was shaking.... fahkin scary....

[FoXy]

I felt it! I didnt know what it was but I saw my monitor shaking and was like wtf? I'm in Whitby!

[Cardinal Fang]

I actually thought it was my co-worker walking, I looked around and he's nowhere to be found. :chuckle

How farking huge is your co-worker?

[SilentJay]

Funny enough, I can still feel a little tremble here and there...

[m_bisson]

i've never felt one before. Now I just need to see a tornado and I'll be set for life. It did make some of my stuff fall though. Living on the 2nd from the top floor of a building is not good.

[SilentJay]

double post

[SilentJay]

How farking huge is your co-worker?

If it's the same lumbering giant i'm thinking of, he's pretty damned big.

[ZeroChalk]

5.5 earthquake!!

[Cardinal Fang]

I was expecting something more dramatic when it came to earthquakes to be honest. I'm slightly disappointed in Mother Nature over this one. I think she's done better work.

[klym]

Yeah totally was an earthquake

http://news.nationalpost.com/2010/06/23/tremors-felt-in-toronto-ottawa-reports/

My buddies in Ottawa, and even Quebec City felt it as well

[Roconne]

Felt it out in London too. I have friends in Ottawa who felt it, and even someone in Montreal. I had no clue what was going on at first haha, thought it was just thunder or something shaking the building. But it kept going and I realized EARTHQUAKE haha.

[Jeff-TheBiz]

would have been interesting to be on a ride at Canada's Wonderland...

Or better still an action movie...

Why cant this type of thing happen more often?

[Nextmod]

that was pretty cool lol

[optiklenz13]

How farking huge is your co-worker?


If it's the same lumbering giant i'm thinking of, he's pretty damned big.

^he knows it.. :)

[gretzky]

felt it here in courtice. now my phone cant send messages i guess something is going on with ROGERS

[Jeff-TheBiz]

I was expecting something more dramatic when it came to earthquakes to be honest. I'm slightly disappointed in Mother Nature over this one. I think she's done better work.

+1.

Can't help but think of Daman Wayans standup on gay earthquakes...

"rumble rumble rumble.... knock that over..... and I am outta here"

[melissa]

just a slight tremor at my house in markham...

[TokyoKiller]

Its a sign, Stephen Harper is in trouble...

[MistaChin]

G20 makes baby Jesus cry

[Cardinal Fang]

I think this quake had terrorist underpinnings. Lets invade a country.

[klym]

Check this out...


http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Maps/10/285_45.php

[Roconne]

I like how facebook was my first source of information for this earthquake. As soon as it happened, I logged on and already people were saying "EARTHQUAKE?!?". haha

[Cardinal Fang]

HA!

Mrs. Fang just called me to see what the result was down here. I told part of our old office building came down and hurt 3 people. She said "oh my God really?" To which I responded "no I'm only kidding." She hung up rather quickly and that can only mean I'm on the coach tonight.

[MistaChin]

HA!

Mrs. Fang just called me to see what the result was down here. I told part of our old office building came down and hurt 3 people. She said "oh my God really?" To which I responded "no I'm only kidding." She hung up rather quickly and that can only mean I'm on the coach tonight.

I seriously hope you aren't on a coach tonight lol

[optiklenz13]

wow!! 28 users browsing this thread, #earthquake trending in twitter, earthquake on facebook, earthquake everywhere!!!!!


it's the end of the world!!!!

[FoXy]

lol I'm going home to hide out in my bomb shelter

[thanu31]

why did my phone stop working after the earthquake!! i cant make any calls :S

[Roconne]

wow!! 28 users browsing this thread, #earthquake trending in twitter, earthquake on facebook, earthquake everywhere!!!!!


it's the end of the world!!!!
Earthquakes, severe thunderstorms and tornados.... 2012, this is just the beginning of the end.

[Cardinal Fang]

I seriously hope you aren't on a coach tonight lol

If there's one thing I can't kid Mrs. Fang about it's death and her TSX. Everything else is fair game.

*Suddenly hopes her TSX dies

[hit26k]

wow!! 28 users browsing this thread, #earthquake trending in twitter, earthquake on facebook, earthquake everywhere!!!!!


it's the end of the world!!!!


50 posts in 11 minutes...

[Cardinal Fang]

51

[TokyoKiller]

50 posts in 11 minutes...

Epic event...lol Lets hope it doesn't mean of more to follow though.

[RECREATIONAL_ANXIETY]

Yep, felt it major in Kitchener!!! My whole building was shaking and swaying back & forth.... never felt anything like it before... really freaky

[gabbygenier]

http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/bulletin/neic_xwa7_l.html

[-cj-]

I work next door to the airport, 11 story building... I was looking outside and saw the window frame sway left to right and the little metal string that controls the blinds started hitting the window frame. Wife called me right away and we were both like "Hey, did you feel that??" lol. Apparently it was felt all the way down in the US as well... Crazy. We rarely have earth quakes, and never had a G20 summit, but we've seen both this week. It's a sign! ;)

[klym]

A few office buildings in Guelph were completely evacuated... mine however was not :S

[Cardinal Fang]

Earthquakes can strike without warning, and being prepared for such a disaster can mean the difference between life and death. Here are some tips to help you and your loved ones make it through a quake:
- Those living in areas not prone to earthquakes can respond quickly to the plight of disaster victims in quake zones by complacently smirking and saying, "I told you so."

- To minimize loss and damage in a quake, try not to own things.

- Experiencing an earthquake is terrifying, but a majority of people caught in one do survive. During the tremors, try to resist the temptation to have sex with pets or houseplants.

- Look out your window often. If you see a large, zig-zag-shaped crevasse moving rapidly from the horizon toward your home, step either to the right or the left.

- A doorway is the safest place to be during a quake. Eat, sleep and work in doorways.

- In the event of a quake, get under something heavy, such as a desk, a table or your uncle.

- If you are caught in a major earthquake in Southern California and are part of the entertainment industry, take a moment or two to reflect on how grossly you've wasted your life.

[yearoftherat]

Felt it here at the hospital..whoo hoo my first earthquake...:chuckle

[TokyoKiller]

LOL BEST COMMENT EVER at the Globe and Mail...


I can only assume that the cause of the quake was the Harper government blasting a hole to accomodate their faux lake for the 'G' series Summit

[Roconne]

I enjoyed my friends "Thank god... The french are separating" comment.

[aZuMi]

A few office buildings in Guelph were completely evacuated... mine however was not :S

Our office building was apparently evacuated....and here i was typing away at tm3.ca. LOL

[jonjon72]

Felt it here at Yonge & 7. Some friends also felt it in Montreal

[MistaChin]

Our office building was apparently evacuated....and here i was typing away at tm3.ca. LOL

That shit is what you call dedication. My hat is off to you, sir.

[Cardinal Fang]

I've just had a look inside the Mod lounge and everything's fine. No damage except for our "funniest post by our members" thread. That fell on the floor.

[Impressive]

Felt out out in Milton.

[mazdabetty]

"funniest post by our members" thread.

ohhh do share!!!!

[m_bisson]

ohhh do share!!!!

yessss please do

[Ogata]

I almost thought my co-worker farted and fell which caused it too...everyone in the office is going crazy!?!

[Fobio]

to all the ladies that felt the ground shake...yes, it was real...and you're welcome...

[kjmckenz]

that was pretty cool lol

That's what I thought. People in my office thought I was crazy. =(

But it was definitely felt around the airport. :)
The building across from mine got evacuated, but people in our building just stood around and wondered "wtf?"

[stevenma188]

Weird, I didn't feel anything in Guelph.

[KVS17]

i thought someone was breaking into the garage and that was causing my floor above it to move, so i ran down with a knife to protect my MS3 lol..

[KVS17]

to all the ladies that felt the ground shake...yes, it was real...and you're welcome...

hahahaha

[klym]

Weird, I didn't feel anything in Guelph.

You're in Guelph?

I'm work downtown Guelph at The Cooperators and the whole building was swaying, people are still loosing their s**t

[Dave_The_BMXER]

A lot of people who were on lunch didn't feel it, now they all feel ripped off haha.

[stevenma188]

You're in Guelph?

I'm work downtown Guelph at The Cooperators and the whole building was swaying, people are still loosing their s**t

Maybe because we live in a bungalow? My dad also works at the Cooperators.

[klym]

Maybe because we live in a bungalow? My dad also works at the Cooperators.

True, the guys in the basement didn't feel anything. I thought my coworker was intentionally shaking my cubicle....

Is your dad Long Ma? Guessing purely by your username.

[RECREATIONAL_ANXIETY]

Weird, I didn't feel anything in Guelph.

Maybe because you were in the air at the time?...lol

[Iceman_F1]

Felt nothing here...dixie & 401. Oh well lol.

Just as eventful as the tornado warning we had in Ohio lol

[stevenma188]

True, the guys in the basement didn't feel anything. I thought my coworker was intentionally shaking my cubicle....

Is your dad Long Ma? Guessing purely by your username.
Wow, small world. You know my dad?


Maybe because you were in the air at the time?...lol

I wish I was flying right now :)

[BMWWW]

I started it. I didn't feel squat.

[M3-ZOOM]

hmm i didnt feel anythign in markham...and my cell doesnt work either! farkin rogers..

[klym]

I'm half expecting some huge aftershock in light of the disappointing first earthquake experience...

[GWN]

I was at nextmod at the time, we all felt it there. We thought a gas station exploded or something lol

[condor888000]

My first thought was a jet, I'm right near the airport and if one was low it shakes the house. But it was too long. Second thought was earthquake.


Maybe because we live in a bungalow? My dad also works at the Cooperators.

I was in the basement of the bungalow I live in and it was STRONG. Then again, I am ~400 or 500km closer to it than you were...

[Iceman_F1]

http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/seismic_waves.png (http://xkcd.com/723/)

[Soyabean]

didnt feel a single thing at dixie and torbram

[ericssonfan]

I was just chillin out inside when it happened. I got off my chair and felt the whole house shake and then went outside and felt the entire ground shaking. I remember just standing there waiting for the shaking to stop.. but it kept going and going.

[Impressive]

didnt feel a single thing at dixie and torbram

That's more or less where my dad works and he said he felt it. Though he's at Dixie and Derry not that it would make a difference.

[kjmckenz]

didnt feel a single thing at dixie and torbram

Where does Dixie cross Torbram...? They are parallel to each other....

[mEtH]

The reporters are all over it,
Here is one article thestar is running now.
http://www.thestar.com/news/ontario/article/827425--earthquake-rumbles-ontario-and-quebec?bn=1

[ktktsun]

felt it in Humber college. Forget 2012, it is 2010. lol

[condor888000]

LOL!

http://mynews.ctv.ca/mediadetail/2843931?collection=720&q=+&offset=3&siteT=ottawa

[Ren]

LOL!

http://mynews.ctv.ca/mediadetail/2843931?collection=720&q=+&offset=3&siteT=ottawa

That is too funny...video taping himself curl 2 x 5lbs plates.

[mazdabetty]

AHHHAHA such a meat head... that was awesome :chuckle

[optiklenz13]

LOL. They're selling shirts now.

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee173/optiklenz13/41e8e483.jpg

[STeeLy]

LOL... yeah... pretty strong where I was in Ottawa as well...

[optiklenz13]

$17.95 for the shirts.. LMAO!!!

just don't wear them when you go to Chile or Haiti I guess.

http://www.zazzle.com/2010_toronto_earthquake_tshirt-235244743271882408

[Fuman]

glad to hear everyone is okay back home

[JashiK]

http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2010/06/23/usgs-5-5-magnitude-earthuake-strikes-canada/?hpt=T2

people running.

[bluntman]

I was in a teleconference with folks in Kingston and St. Catharines and they all felt it (including the folks in Downsview). The folks in St. Catharines left the teleconference after they were all given an evacuation order.

[Burner]

I feel ripped off...I went for a nap at 1:30 and therefore felt nothing. :(

[PCLoadLetter]

I was at work when it happened, nobody felt it (Langstaff / Dufferin)

[Jeff-TheBiz]

$17.95 for the shirts.. LMAO!!!

just don't wear them when you go to Chile or Haiti I guess.

http://www.zazzle.com/2010_toronto_earthquake_tshirt-235244743271882408

Holy shit that was quick....

[acrossthec]

Felt my desk shake at the office (Hurontario and Britania), but the person next cubicle over was oblivious!

[dentinger]

nothing in burlington. however, i've heard we are supposed to have some crazy weather this weekend. can anyone confirm this?