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Minor earthquake – Southern Ontario, Canada on May 17, 2013

Friday, May 17, 2013 8:51

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Magnitude : 3.6

Local Time (conversion only below land) : 2013-05-17 09:53:55

GMT/UTC Time : 2013-05-17 13:53:55

Depth (Hypocenter) : 5 km

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SRC	Location	UTC Date/time	M	D	INFORMATION
EMSC	Southern Ontario, Canada	May 17 13:53 PM	3.6	5	MAP I Felt It INFO
USGS	Southern Ontario, Canada	May 17 13:53 PM	3.6	5	MAP I Felt It INFO
EMSC	Southern Ontario, Canada	May 17 13:43 PM	4.9	2	MAP I Felt It
Cornwall Ontario - The 3 story building in which i live began shaking around 9:40 and continued to shake for 5 minutes. Not enough to break things but noticeably. Toronto canada - felt it at 9:45 am EST Barrie, ON - My friend and I at school felt very minor shaking at about 9:45 AM. Midland, Ontario Canada - I was sitting in my third floor apartment when we left the house starting going back and forth felt weird St. Catharines, On - Sixth floor of a six floor building. Felt noticeable shaking. Drink moving quite a bit. Happened about 9:45am. Thornhill, ON, L3T 4T5 - 9.40 AM about 30 seconds The water bottle and my bed shaken.This is my 3rd experience from 2000. Dr.Rajasekar Athiappan herbal Scientist waterloo - I was sitting at school in a chair an the chiar started to shake it latsted about an minute or two st. catharines, ontario. - Computer chair started swaying.. then I looked at the cupboard doors in the kitchen and they were swaying too. Val-des-Monts, Quebec - May 17, 2013 - felt the initial earthquake five minutes ago - now feeling an aftershock at 9:54 a.m. - light rumbling. The initial quake was a significant shaking, but not enough to rattle dishes in the cupboard. Toronto Ontario - Closet doors shook violently, bed frame was shaking st hubert - In a tower at St Hubert, Montreal, Canada. Tower shook at around 13:45 UTC Toronto, Ont. - The whole building at work was shaking. We thought a truck was driving by and something fell. Someone started yelling earthquake. Woodbridge, ON, Canada - in the office....desk, floor and building shook. Lasted maybe 20 seconds. Defiantly knew what it was. Brampton - Heard a rumbling, felt the floor/seat moving and water in glass was disrupted for a few minutes Missauga - I was in my bedroom and I heard a sound that sounded like a loud powerful shaking was occurring. The items on top of my bookshelf case were shaking. At first I thought that my father had revved up the lawnmower but when it lasted for more than a few seconds I began to doubt the lawn mower theory and I suspected an earthquake Toronto - Computer and chair shook gently side to side for 10 seconds and saw bedroom door swaying to and fro. Barrie - slow shaking back and forth in my office MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO - WORK IN CONSTRUCTION TRAILER, FELT SHAKING THAT WAS DIFFERENT , STONGER THAN NORMAL (TRUCK GOING BY) London Ontario - We are in a 3 storey building on the third floor. My desk, and our cubicle walls were swaying. Our desks are built into the floor and they were moving. Oshawa ontario canada L1H1L1 - Felt my window shake for about 10-15 seconds and it was not windy here at all. I knew right away it was quite far away but was definitely an earthquake! ottawa, ontario - I felt it today friday may 17, 2013 why are we having these shakes now and never had them years ago.(in my area) is the water underneath the earth taking turns to different areas?? La Peche, Quebec ,Canada - Was in bed, the room shook, the house shook, too strong to be a passing truck or bus. I knew it was an earthquake. Pictures on wall crooked, dogs barking like crazy. Loud thunder sounds. Toronto - condo building, busy city centre - felt like there was a large truck outside causing the shaking gatineau - ben correct j ai pas eu peur juste sa fait bizarre voir branlé la lumière et l'écran de l'ordi Pembroke, ON - Thought it was construction at first, then the big bang hit and one wall shook dramatically (loose drywall maybe?) peterborough ontario - I felt suddenly disoriented, then I noticed the plant on top of my 'fridge' shaking like crazy. No dishes were rattling like they did in th earthquake we had a few years ago. Kitchener - felt slight shaking not sure what was happening until others started to look around also Toledo, Ohio - At approx 945a I was working at my desk on the 3rd floor when my coworkers and I felt the building shake for approx 30sec Albany, NY - Felt a tremor from my third-story office building Lachute - j'ai couru vers l'exterieur Ajax, Ontario - I was sleeping in, had awoken and felt my bed shake sharply, as if someone kicked against it, and my bedroom doors, the double door style with anchor at the top on one door alone, shook as if there was a firm cross wind in the house, for the better part of a minute. Kitchener - Watching a show around 9:45am I could feel the shaking, 10th floor of my apartment building, DVDs on their racks rocked back and forth and my drink had ripples in it. Last maybe a minute and was gone. Lindsay Ontario Canada - Felt like a line of transport trucks driving by with heavy machinery. North Bay Ontario - i felt like someone was kicking my chair North Bay, Ontario - I was sitting at the kitchen table on the computer and the townhouse started to shake. I have felt shakes before when a truck would go by but never as strong as this one was. I went and looked outside to see if it was a big truck and noticed that a planter I had on the deck was still moving and there wasn't enough wind to move it since it is wrought iron and held two clay pots. Since my furnace had just came on I also thought maybe there was some kind of combustion problem with it and that had c Peterborough - 30-45sec's of Shaking...Crazy Pembroke, Ontario - It started with a sudden, loud bang, growing in intensity, shaking the house, for about 15 seconds but seemed longer, at about 9:44am eastern time. We are very near the epicentre. Ottawa - Could feel waves of rumbling Kanata, ontario - from Kanata, ontario Why are we having these shakes now..we also had some a few years ago..but why now in the mid 2000(2013) we never had any shakes in the (I never felt) 70s, 80s, 90s, 2000s? can someone send me some comments at housesale at execs dot com. would like to know why now and not years ago. I.e. would also like to know..why did the sand near Japan decide to cave in and put tons of water over the island..is the earth caving in at certain points and at certain points various times? East Syracuse, NY 13057 - I am on the second fllor of an office building and it shook lightly for several seconds, then tapered off. Craighurst ON - House rumbled and dishes shook on the shelves. Ottawa - Cabinets rattled Oshawa, ON - Time 10:45 am lasted about a minute London, ON - Was sitting on the couch reading a book when suddenly my couch, stereo and lamp (that I noticed) were all shaking for a minute or so, didnt seem to be too bad though. Arnprior - It was different than other earthquakes I had experienced. It was like a bomb went off. It was louder than others also. (via emsc) Ottawa - I was watching TV on the main floor of our 2 storey house in Rothwell Heights area of Ottawa when the house shook for about 5-7 seconds. I went outside to see if it was construction/blasting in the area. Needless to say it wasn't that. I did not feel any aftershocks and there was no damage or items knocked over. alliston, Ontario - was sitting at a desk, writing.. felt a very slight shaking of the floor, felt woozy from it saw the door moving ever so slighly continued for abour 15 seconds then was over Ancaster - I was sitting at my desk in my office on the 2nd floor my moniters started shaking and I could hear rumbling, I texted my friends and they didn't believe me lol.. Thornhill - felt a liitle bit unsteady, noticeable North York ontario - I live top floor of my building 14th. Felt the whole building moving, sofa drapes lamps all shaking .....it was like being on a ship on a big wave St.Catharines, Ontario Canada - I was sitting in my office chair at work and felt the chair moving . Felt as though someone was holding onto the back and moving the chair from side to side. Called the office down the road and another CSR felt her desk shaking. She felt dizzy
GEOFON	Southern Ontario, Canada	May 17 13:43 PM	4.9	9	MAP I Felt It INFO
USGS	Southern Ontario, Canada	May 17 13:43 PM	4.4	9	MAP I Felt It
Dafter, MI USA - sitting at desk, felt side to side movement, dizzying feeling, had to stand up from chair and still felt some, then it was gone

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MMI II (Very weak shaking)	? People : Felt by persons at rest, on upper floors or favorably placed.
MMI III (Weak shaking)	? People : Felt indoors; hanging objects may swing, vibration similar to passing of light trucks, duration may be estimated, may not be recognized as an earthquake.
MMI IV (Light shaking)	? People : Generally noticed indoors but not outside. Light sleepers may be awakened. Vibration may be likened to the passing of heavy traffic, or to the jolt of a heavy object falling or striking the building. Fittings : Doors and windows rattle. Glassware and crockery rattle. Liquids in open vessels may be slightly disturbed. Standing motorcars may rock. Structures : Walls and frames of buildings, and partitions and suspended ceilings in commercial buildings, may be heard to creak.
MMI V (Moderate shaking)	? People : Generally felt outside, and by almost everyone indoors. Most sleepers awakened. A few people alarmed. Fittings : Small unstable objects are displaced or upset. Some glassware and crockery may be broken. Hanging pictures knock against the wall. Open doors may swing. Cupboard doors secured by magnetic catches may open. Pendulum clocks stop, start, or change rate. Structures : Some large display windows cracked. A few earthenware toilet fixtures cracked.
MMI VI (Strong shaking)	? People Felt by all. People and animals alarmed. Many run outside. Difficulty experienced in walking steadily. Fittings : Objects fall from shelves. Pictures fall from walls. Some furniture moved on smooth floors, some unsecured free-standing fireplaces moved. Glassware and crockery broken. Very unstable furniture overturned. Small church and school bells ring. Appliances move on bench or table tops. Filing cabinets or "easy glide" drawers may open (or shut). Structures : Slight damage to buildings with low standard. Some stucco or cement plaster falls. Large display windows broken. Damage to a few weak domestic chimneys, some may fall. Environment : Trees and bushes shake, or are heard to rustle. Loose material may be dislodged from sloping ground, e.g. existing slides, talus slopes, shingle slides.
MMI VII (Very strong shaking)	? People General alarm. Difficulty experienced in standing. Noticed by motorcar drivers who may stop. Fittings : Large bells ring. Furniture moves on smooth floors, may move on carpeted floors. Substantial damage to fragile contents of buildings. Structures : Unreinforced stone and brick walls cracked. Low standard buildings cracked with some minor masonry falls. A few instances of damage to buildings of ordinary workmanship. Unbraced parapets, unbraced brick gables, and architectural ornaments fall. Roofing tiles, especially ridge tiles may be dislodged. Many unreinforced domestic chimneys damaged, often falling from roof-line. Water tanks Type I burst. A few instances of damage to brick veneers and plaster or cement-based linings. Unrestrained water cylinders (hot-water cylinders) may move and leak. Some common windows cracked. Suspended ceilings damaged. Environment : Water made turbid by stirred up mud. Small slides such as falls of sand and gravel banks, and small rock-falls from steep slopes and cuttings. Instances of settlement of unconsolidated or wet, or weak soils. Some fine cracks appear in sloping ground. A few instances of liquefaction (i.e. small water and sand ejections).
MMI VIII (Severe shaking)	? People Alarm may approach panic. Steering of motorcars greatly affected. Structures : Low standard buildings heavily damaged, some collapse. ordinary workmanship buildings damaged, some with partial collapse. Reinforced masonry or concrete buildings damaged in some cases. A few instances of damage to buildings and bridges designed and built to resist earthquakes. Monuments and pre-1976 elevated tanks and factory stacks twisted or brought down. Some pre-1965 infill masonry panels damaged. A few post-1980 brick veneers damaged. Decayed timber piles of houses damaged. Houses not secured to foundations may move. Most unreinforced domestic chimneys damaged, some below roof-line, many brought down. Environment : Cracks appear on steep slopes and in wet ground. Small to moderate slides in roadside cuttings and unsupported excavations. Small water and sand ejections and localized lateral spreading adjacent to streams, canals, lakes, etc.
MMI IX (Violent shaking)	? Structures Many low standard buildings destroyed. Ordinary workmanship buildings heavily damaged, some collapse. Reinforced masonry or concrete buildings damaged, some with partial collapse. Buildings and bridges designed and built to resist earthquakes damaged in some cases, some with flexible frames seriously damaged. Damage or permanent distortion to some buildings and bridges, designed and built to normal use standards. Houses not secured to foundations shifted off. Brick veneers fall and expose frames. Environment : Cracking of ground conspicuous. Landsliding general on steep slopes. Liquefaction effects intensified and more widespread, with large lateral spreading and flow sliding adjacent to streams, canals, lakes, etc.
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