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(@farmgal)
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http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/story/2013/05/17/ottawa-braeside-earthquake.html

Well, we got a rumble and a few broken canning jars, Dh in the downtown had the building sway.. did you feel it and if so.. any effects on the house or area?


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(@denob)
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Nope, didn't feel a thing, but i'm quite a ways away from Shawville!



   
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(@denob)
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Saw this and couldn't resist sharing it!



   
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(@anonymous)
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Hmmm, 20% destruction looks quite bad in the picture! 😀



   
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(@denob)
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Another one in the area yesterday near Rigaud, Qc...3.4



   
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(@anonymous)
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Did it knock over any more chairs? 😆



   
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(@denob)
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Didn't even wake up the cat!



   
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(@blueflash)
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I did not feel it, but I recently read that the fault line thats around the Ottawa river is more serios than previously thought, which could be bad news if a big quake took place because the buildings & bridges around Ontario and Quebec don't have earthwake engineering and construction because everyone always figuref there is little earthquake worries.



   
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(@denob)
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HAHAHA...
Quebec right now has a really bad reputation when it comes to bridges, highway overpasses, etc...seems that the road network is literally crumbling.
But you raise a good point...
This is one of the reasons I moved from Montreal to my BOL about 2 1/2 years ago.
Montreal, being an island, would seem to be a bad place to be in the event of a major quake.
That being said, there is a huge barrier between north and south here in the eastern part of the country, being the St-Lawrence River.
I understand that in the event of a quake, living north of the river, I may be cut off from anything on the south side.
Of course there are more places to cross the river than just in Montreal, but would I be willing to use that much fuel to get to one?
It certainly is something to think about when planning bug out routes, etc...



   
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RachelM
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Are there maps of known faults available? I'd be interested to know where our major and minor fault lines our, particularly in Southern Ontario.



   
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