Many people are reporting via Twitter that yes, indeed, there was an earthquake in Toronto about five minutes ago. CityNews had this to say: “That was just an earthquake in Toronto. More info to come,” while the Post tweeted that the tremor could be felt as far away as Ottawa. Torontoist has a similar report, and the Globe is reporting tremor testimonials from as far away as Ohio and Montreal.
The whole thing must be very exciting for media types, who get to think about something other than the G20 for 10 minutes.
UPDATE: The U.S. Geological Survey is reporting that the earthquake had a magnitude of 5.0 and was centred 50km northeast of Ottawa.
I was siiting at my office desk and I noticed my pen/pencil cannister, desk and swivel chair swaying….. it only lasted 8-11 secs, but still freaked me right out!!!!!
June 23, 2010 at 4:23 pm | by w.slaterI’m in car sales and was selling a car to a local customer. Just as the deal was being made the whole building started to sway and kind of shudder. Must have been one heck of a good deal to cause that. :)
June 23, 2010 at 5:37 pm | by T.SearlForgot to add..this was in Barrie Ontario. Oops…
June 23, 2010 at 5:39 pm | by T.SearlPeople crying about Toronto yet? WAHHHHH
June 23, 2010 at 7:12 pm | by gdghislgMan, that was a wake up call for me cause I was sleeping, and I felt my bed shaking. I thought to myself, ‘Is my alarm clock this powerful?’. i ran of course, out of the house, and joined my many neighbors in Scarborough. It’s funny to see for that one moment things like the G20 summit, FIFA, and everything else, seemed obsolete, for hundreds of people.
June 23, 2010 at 9:46 pm | by ADOmg, I can/t believe for it !.
June 24, 2010 at 5:58 am | by kukol1It is very scary.
My computer ‘woke up’ from its nape and that’s all I know of the quake. I also work at Yonge and Eglinton.
June 24, 2010 at 8:50 am | by Glendait was just chuck norris putting his foot down :)
June 24, 2010 at 11:02 am | by BLI didn’t feel a thing in Burlington ON but my friend did at 2nd recess [IM 9]
June 24, 2010 at 8:33 pm | by ZeinOut here in Ajax and didn’t feel a thing.
August 23, 2011 at 3:58 pm | by MelanieI was in Markham with my son at the Nose surgeon’s appointment and he was telling me that, the government just approved my son’s nose surgery, because he can’t breath properly and that his surgery would be for next april 2012,
August 23, 2011 at 6:46 pm | by Isabel Basalo:( BUT IF I PAY HIM 6,000 DOLLARS to also fix his nose he can do his surgery in less that 4 weeks……..what a MONSTER!!then I tell him………..Doctor…wait a minute the floor is moving!!! HE didn’t say a word and looked at me as if I was crazy….God Bless these Doctors in Toronto, MONSTERS IS WHAT WE HAVE IN TORONTO :(