Earthquake in Ottawa

megman · Post by **megman** » 06-23-2010 12:56 PM

We just got hit. Building shook for a couple minutes. Cell phone won't connect.

Will update later as info comes in.

SETIsLady · Post by **SETIsLady** » 06-23-2010 01:01 PM

Holy cow megman, stay safe !

Post by **Linnea** » 06-23-2010 01:02 PM

Wow! Take care, Mike. Keep us posted...

megman · Post by **megman** » 06-23-2010 03:41 PM

It was a 5.0 53 km north of here and 18 km deep.

A highway overpass collapsed close to the epicenter but only minor damage here in town and no reported injuries so far.

Article

megman · Post by **megman** » 06-23-2010 08:24 PM

Shirley must have felt this. Was shaking as far away as Chicago and Boston.......

SETIsLady · Post by **SETIsLady** » 06-23-2010 08:34 PM

Glad you are ok meg. Earthquakes in Canada aren't common are they ? There seems to be alot of earthquakes all over, its unnerving.

HurricaneJoanie · Post by **HurricaneJoanie** » 06-23-2010 08:45 PM

Hoping for no significant aftershocks, MM.

megman · Post by **megman** » 06-23-2010 09:45 PM

According to the site on the link below, we get an earthquake in Ottawa every 5 days, but they are too small to be felt.

This is the most active zone in the country.

Link has a map showing all the quake zones.

Quake map

Post by **Linnea** » 06-24-2010 12:37 AM

From the article in the Ottawa Sun - seems there was a significant amount of structural damage.

We had a 5 pt something here in Seattle back a few years and did not get that much damage in it. The 6.9 that hit a couple years after that caused extensive damage. The Nisqually Quake.

18 km is a fairly shallow quake - and they cause more damage.

Cherry Kelly · Post by **Cherry Kelly** » 06-24-2010 09:03 AM

megman - yikes! not good!

The closer to the surface the more the damages for sure. Glad you are okay.

megman · Post by **megman** » 06-24-2010 11:32 AM

The damage in Ottawa was minor. A couple chimneys collapsed and some glass panes came down but no injuries.

The big damage was in Buckingham and further north. The town of Gracefield 100 km north of here had major cracks in buildings.

We had an aftershock of 3.0 but I didn't feel anything.

Word has it from the U.S. geological guys in California that we can expect a worse one within a week...........

megman · Post by **megman** » 06-24-2010 01:26 PM

Lots more reports of damage coming in. Huge list of pics and videos also here

megman · Post by **megman** » 06-24-2010 03:35 PM

I had a revelation.

St. Jean Baptiste is approaching and this was just Quebec's latest attempt to separate from Canada.