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5.5 Earthquake Hits Canada; Felt in US Midwest, New England

Posted by timothy on from the at-least-it-wasn't-new-madrid dept.

joelmax writes "A magnitude 5.5 earthquake hit central Canada this afternoon, rattling buildings from Windsor to Montreal to several US states. The epicentre of the quake was in Quebec, 61 kilometres north of Ottawa, according to the US Geological Survey, and struck at 1:41 pm EDT." If you felt this quake, it would be great to put your location in the title of your comments, below — with lat/long coordinates even better.

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  1. Re:Shaking in Ottawa by StikyPad · · Score: 0, Troll

    It was just a baby quake for Chrissake. The only way anybody *wouldn't* be fine is if they happened to have their head under a guillotine with a quick-release tied to a seismometer arm. (Sorry, Dave.. it was supposed to be safe!)

    By the way, I thought I felt the quake out here in Florida, but it was just your mom walking by. (Yes, reader, your mom specifically.)

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  2. Re:I felt it....ohhh wait. by geekoid · · Score: 0, Troll

    Add he probably runs as fast as most soccer players.

    So I'd like to see a soccer player take that hit.

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