Small Earthquake Felt in Hamilton - MacInsiders - Student-run McMaster University Help Forum

**Chad**

Buildings rumbled for a brief period today as a small earthquake could be felt in Hamilton and neighbouring cities.

The tweets are coming in:
http://twitter.com/#!/search/earthquake%20hamilton

Apparently it was a 5.8 earthquake in Virginia that could be felt here.

08-23-2011 at 01:30 PM

I didn't feel anything and I live close to Toronto

Grover · 08-23-2011 at 01:31 PM

Same here and I live in Mississauga. People are freaking out about it as if they just survived a bomb >.>

Overdramatic.

Sintos · 08-23-2011 at 01:32 PM

08-23-2011 at 01:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sinnersdrown

Same here and I live in Mississauga. People are freaking out about it as if they just survived a bomb >.>

Felt a small shake in Mississauga but nothing too scary...almost thought I was imagining it lol

08-23-2011 at 01:47 PM

So my mo wasnt freaking out for no reason

08-23-2011 at 01:49 PM

I didn't feel anything. =/
idk what everyone's talking about, people are like "MY ENTIRE HOUSE WAS SHAKING, BLA BLA BLA"

08-23-2011 at 01:53 PM

I'm in Brampton, and I didn't feel anything because I was in the basement. My grandma upstairs felt the ground underneath her feet shake though.

08-23-2011 at 02:02 PM

downtown toronto, office buidling, not a thing

08-23-2011 at 02:14 PM

Brampton Office at Airport and Queen....didn't feel a thing

J. Dorey · 08-23-2011 at 02:27 PM

I only found out about this from facebook :/

08-23-2011 at 02:28 PM

its like one year ago all over again
when there was an earthquake in Ottawa and everyone was like "omg did u feel the earthquake"
and i was like no

08-23-2011 at 04:03 PM

I found out about about the earthquake on facebook. I live on Hamilton Mountain and I didn't feel anything and I slept in today...

08-23-2011 at 04:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sinnersdrown

Same here and I live in Mississauga. People are freaking out about it as if they just survived a bomb >.>

Overdramatic.

Exactly. I'm reading some online newspaper articles from TO and Hamilton and people saying "My house was shaking for 3 minutes!"

08-23-2011 at 04:45 PM

It was actually felt all the way up North. I work in an office district in downtown Sudbury (6th floor) and all of the buildings including the police station and holding cells were evacuated because the shakes were felt so strongly up here. There were also police and fire persons blocking off the majority the downtown core as a preventative measure with all the tall buildings and whatnot. It was actually pretty scary... Water was spilling out of my glass and the doors were swinging... Weeeeeeird