Earthquake in Canada, eh?

[Catshrink]

Canada had a 5.0 quake yesterday. I'm sure these are fairly common along the west coast of Canada, as they are in Alaska but this seems a bit unusual. Or am I just a geographically ignorant American?

Earthquake in Canada rattles upstate NY, Vt.

ALBANY, N.Y.—An earthquake centered in Canada was strong enough to rattle furniture across the state and was felt as far south as New York City.

There were no initial reports of any serious damage or injuries Wednesday from the 5.0 magnitude quake, which was centered about 40 miles north of Ottawa near the Ontario-Quebec border.

The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake happened at a depth of about 12 miles at 1:41 p.m. It lasted about 30 seconds.

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The quake was felt as far away as Michigan and Vermont. In New York, it prompted several calls to state police in Ray Brook in the Adirondacks.

http://www.boston.com/news/local/vermont/articles/2010/06/23/earthquake_in_canada_rattles_upstate_ny_vt/

[applegrove]

1. I was in that earthquake. I was at a traffic light and I thought I'd been rear ended.

[Barack_America]

2. God must not be happy with someone in Ottawa.

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