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This was on the front page of CBC's news website:

Small earthquake hits western Quebec
CBC News | December 27th, 2010 (http://www.cbc.ca/canada/montreal/story/2010/12/27/earthquake-hits-western-quebec.html)

A small earthquake measuring 3.1 in magnitude rumbled through western Quebec on Monday at 11:08 a.m., according to Natural Resources Canada.

The quake's epicentre was reported 38 kilometres northeast of Buckingham, Que.

There were no reports of injuries or damage.

Natural Resources Canada said this type of tremor is common in the so-called West Quebec seismic zone.

blah blah blah

http://earthquakescanada.nrcan.gc.ca/recent_eq/2010/20101227.1608/maps/mainmap.gif (http://earthquakescanada.nrcan.gc.ca/recent_eq/2010/20101227.1608/index-eng.php)

The past year's events. (http://earthquakescanada.nrcan.gc.ca/recent/maps-cartes/index-eng.php?maptype=1y&tpl_region=eon_wqc) When you look at it like this it is about as notable as a sidewalk panel having a crack in it. We have earthquakes around magnitude 3 all the time in Northern Ontario and we never make the news. :(

Looking at the map (http://earthquakescanada.nrcan.gc.ca/recent/maps-cartes/index-eng.php), there have been a lot of "earthquakes" near Thunder Bay. I think they're related to highway construction. They all happen around noon or 2pm local time and they're in the area of a highway expansion.

CBC News is obviously having a slow news day and I'm bored too.

http://earthquakescanada.nrcan.gc.ca/recent_eq/maps/images/canada_e5y_e.l.jpg

Nowhere is safe
60% of Canadian landmass affected by seismology: scientists

What "seismic activity" is happening near you and what's causing it?

[SteelTown]

This summer I felt my first earthquake ever. Hit somewhere near Ottawa. Strong enough that everyone in our building ran down the stairs and waited outside.

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Yeah, that's the big star in the Ottawa area on the map. That was an earthquake that should make the news. :P

Thunder Bay got hit with a bunch of little earthquakes in October 2008, and it didn't even make local news. They just mentioned it on CBC radio 1 one afternoon as a sort of "Isn't it weird?... well, moving on" type thing. I mapped them (http://img42.imageshack.us/img42/6929/newearthquakework.jpg).

[JayM]

Really? I had no idea that a < 3 was even considered as news.

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It usually isn't, because you usually can't feel them. I'm not really sure why CBC posted that story. Maybe it got a certain number of hits or something?

[Yume-sama]

Earthquakes aren't so terrible. You learn to sleep right through them :D

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I live near a rail yard. It would take a big earthquake for me to notice it was even an earthquake. We had a mirror commit suicide a few weeks ago because of it, scared the crap out of me. I think the building has a cheap steel frame, there is no way wood is this bouncy. It isn't just a vibration, there is an actual bounce to it. It's almost soothing.

[The Jabroni]

I live near a rail yard. It would take a big earthquake for me to notice it was even an earthquake. We had a mirror commit suicide a few weeks ago because of it, scared the crap out of me. I think the building has a cheap steel frame, there is no way wood is this bouncy. It isn't just a vibration, there is an actual bounce to it. It's almost soothing.

That's one selfish mirror, if I may be honest. :rolleyes:

Never experienced an earthquake in my life, but when my cousin was living in Vancouver for a couple years, it was one where it hit several years ago. It was strong enough to shake the tables, lamps and stuff. Of course, she was scared shitless. :shrug:

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Yeah, it had a lot to live for. :P

It wasn't screwed into the dresser very well, just into the thin fibreboard backing, so it just flopped off and smashed on the floor.

[feepa]

The weirdest part of the article? The ~97 comments that follow it.

[SpikePhanta]

Earthquakes aren't so terrible. You learn to sleep right through them :D

Aren't you Japanese? :haha: must be used to it.

The only earthquake in my area that got to the news was one in Washington state that was felt here, def made the news.

I think there is a website that shows earthquakes happening. the page every second kept being updated.

[SpongeG]

it was headline news on yahoo too but they also had dollar tree coming to canada as a headline too so... haha

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Aren't you Japanese? :haha: must be used to it.

The only earthquake in my area that got to the news was one in Washington state that was felt here, def made the news.

I think there is a website that shows earthquakes happening. the page every second kept being updated.

It's called See the Shaking (http://earthquakescanada.nrcan.gc.ca/stndon/wf-fo/index-eng.php?day=9&hour=9&month=11&station=first&tpl_region=non&type=network&year=2008&filter=autoscaled#SECTION_1). That page defaults to Northern Ontario, you'll have to click around to find other provinces.

[1ajs]

I live near a rail yard. It would take a big earthquake for me to notice it was even an earthquake. We had a mirror commit suicide a few weeks ago because of it, scared the crap out of me. I think the building has a cheap steel frame, there is no way wood is this bouncy. It isn't just a vibration, there is an actual bounce to it. It's almost soothing.
wasn't the miror a few months back while u were on msn?

as for the bouncy floor no thats wood just means the joists are undersized and it needs a beam installed on the lower floor

[freeweed]

The weirdest part of the article? The ~97 comments that follow it.

Definitely a much more entertaining read than the article itself. Thanks for pointing that out, I never would have bothered otherwise. :tup:

Surreal joke of the day gleaned from these comments:

The leader of the PQ recently had a map of Canada actually tattooed onto his rear end. Now every time he bends over, Quebec separates.

It's one of those jokes where I can't quite decide if it's funny, insightful commentary, or just plain lunacy.

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There are a few variations of that, some mentioning specific politicians, another with Ralph Klein and Alberta separating. It's a classic. :P

wasn't the miror a few months back while u were on msn?

I can't remember when exactly, but it woke me up and I mentioned it on msn later on.