I was sitting at home and studying for school when I suddenly felt a strange rocking sensation. It wasn't violent, but a slow backward and forward movement and lasted about 20 seconds. I looked at the time on my watch and it read 1:45 PM. Then I looked around to see if anything else was shaking, but nothing. So I thought, "...Either I am studying too hard and my mind is going crazy or this is an earthqauke...". After a quick re-thought, I was sure it was an earthquake.
After it ended, I checked around outside to see if anything else was shaking. I only noticed ripples in the puddles (but that could be due to wind). Forunately, there wasnt any damage.
When I checked the news, it was confirmed that a 5.0 magnitude earthquake hit somewhere in Quebec but felt around some major cities such as Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto (where I live), Windsor and some US states such as New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. You can read a summary here, details here and a map here.
It was a pretty scary feeling for me since its the first strong earthquake I ever felt. Luckily there was only shaking here and no damage. But surely the epicentre had some minor damage.
Has anyone else experienced an earthquake or other natural disaster?
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i was at school and we had an exam , i heard my chair shaking i thought it was someone touching it so i can tell them any answer and when i looked up my teacher saw me and said " did you feel it too ?" i said yes and all the class started to talk for a few seconds and we continue with the exam , when i got back in home i told my parents about what happened and they said yes we know it was in the news
this was last year i was in Kosovo
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i was at school and we had an exam , i heard my chair shaking i thought it was someone touching it so i can tell them any answer and when i looked up my teacher saw me and said " did you feel it too ?" i said yes and all the class started to talk for a few seconds and we continue with the exam , when i got back in home i told my parents about what happened and they said yes we know it was in the news
this was last year i was in Kosovo
2012 is coming
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The real earthquake i felt was 9 years ago , It costs many damage and deaths , 7.0 magnitude
Another one just 3 weeks ago , I was discussing with my friend on msn when i felt something , i tought that a truck passed . But He felt that too so i knew that was an earthquake
Many minor eartquake happened after on all the country
Another one just 3 weeks ago , I was discussing with my friend on msn when i felt something , i tought that a truck passed . But He felt that too so i knew that was an earthquake
Many minor eartquake happened after on all the country
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Same here in Barrie.I heard some rattling, and felt some movment. It only lasted for a few seconds.
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I've got an experience with an earthquake in 2002 happened more than 100 kilometers from where I live. I was at school, and I felt it just a bit; there was the school evacuation that day. That earthquake was pretty strong, and there were about 20 deaths because of a school collapse where there was the epicenter.
And how not forget the very bad earthquake happened in April 2009 in Abruzzo, more far away from where I live, but it had been a great hurt.
And how not forget the very bad earthquake happened in April 2009 in Abruzzo, more far away from where I live, but it had been a great hurt.
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