Comments on: Toronto Earthquake

By: Aaron

Aaron — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 14:56:45 +0000

The best comment I’ve heard about this earthquake to date is that it was BP’s fault. Seriously. Apparently, all of the oil is lubricating the tectonic plates.

By: kenboldt

kenboldt — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 17:14:26 +0000

While I acknowledge that the quake was felt in Toronto, it never ceases to amaze me how Torontonians try to take ownership of everything that happens in Canada. As stated above, the quake was centred near the Quebec/Ontario border north of Ottawa.

After living in the GTA for the past few years, I was actually shocked that I didn’t hear people talking about the Toronto Olympics this past winter.

For the record, this isn’t directed specifically at Steve, just at Torontonians in general who treat Toronto as the “centre of the universe” as perfectly stated in the first comment.

By: Fred

Fred — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 15:15:07 +0000

You have actually lived through many hundreds of earthquakes if you have lived in Toronto for many years.

All that earth rebound following the last ice age melting away . . . Isostatic adjustment et al.

But 5.5 is unusual.

By: John

John — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 14:51:29 +0000

I was due east of Parry Sound, in Ahmic Harbor. No shaking there either. Thinking back 50 years, I can’t ever remember a quake of any nature in the lakes region, except maybe when they were blasting for the new super highway.

By: Gracia Joalicne

Gracia Joalicne — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 13:08:17 +0000

The incident really happened very suddenly, when I was working in the fields behind the house. I am grateful to still get a chance to be saved from disaster. BUt I found an amazing video of this in action at http://june23earthquake.com

By: huda

huda — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 10:03:07 +0000

This was exciting moment.. I was at work when it happened I was afraid .. thank god i am well.. I found an amazing video of this in action at june23earthquake.com/

By: Mark F

Mark F — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 05:51:47 +0000

I was certain that by now, some wag would have made reference to Quebec wanting to separate from the rest of Canada, and that some had predicted a seismic shift in the situation…

By: Jimmy Haigh

Jimmy Haigh — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 04:52:28 +0000

http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/eq_depot/2010/eq_100623_xwa7/neic_xwa7_h.html

This is from the USGS website. The epicentre wasn’t far from Ottowa.

By: Jimmy Haigh

Jimmy Haigh — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 04:48:25 +0000

I remember a small earthquake centred near Carlisle on the border between England and Scotland around New Year probably 35 years ago now. There was a classic cartoon in The Daily Mail at the time showing a couple of tartan clad highlanders sitting enyoying a New Year dram with their ‘but ‘n ben’ (small house) lying in rubble around them. One of the highlanders said: “Hell’s teeth Angus! Put some mair watter in it next time!”

I was also in Puerto La Cruz in Venezuela on 9th July 1997 when a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck about 100 miles away near Cumana. About 100 people were killed. 80 of them were children who died when their school collapsed. It was the last day of term before their holidays.

By: PhilJourdan

PhilJourdan — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 00:53:30 +0000

I guess the G20 can move mountains!