# EARTHQUAKE! 5.5 Magnitude Ontario / Quebec (6/23/2010 1:44pm)

**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/earthquake-5-5-magnitude-ontario-quebec-6-23-2010-1-44pm/156931
**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic
**Created:** [June 23, 2010, 10:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/earthquake-5-5-magnitude-ontario-quebec-6-23-2010-1-44pm/156931 "2010-06-23T10:46:58Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author: ![yamba6](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/yamba6/32/5161_2.png) [@yamba6](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/yamba6)
#### Post date: [August 23, 2011, 12:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/earthquake-5-5-magnitude-ontario-quebec-6-23-2010-1-44pm/156931/141 "2011-08-23T12:11:23Z")

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Marshawn Lynch must be in VA.

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### Author: ![Geehee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geehee/32/7238_2.png) [@Geehee](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geehee)
#### Post date: [August 23, 2011, 12:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/earthquake-5-5-magnitude-ontario-quebec-6-23-2010-1-44pm/156931/142 "2011-08-23T12:20:30Z")

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> [@Paulo](#):
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> Didn’t feel a thing in East Aurora and no one has said anything about it. :gotme:

i felt it in the village.

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### Author: ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)
#### Post date: [August 23, 2011, 12:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/earthquake-5-5-magnitude-ontario-quebec-6-23-2010-1-44pm/156931/143 "2011-08-23T12:32:45Z")

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I’m gonna loot Marty’s Formalwear

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### Author: ![MPD47](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mpd47/32/7383_2.png) [@MPD47](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MPD47)
#### Post date: [August 23, 2011, 12:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/earthquake-5-5-magnitude-ontario-quebec-6-23-2010-1-44pm/156931/144 "2011-08-23T12:55:58Z")

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They evacuated a lot of the buildings in Lower Manhattan. I was outside and a bit dehydrated and figured it was that plus the drinking last night hahaha.

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### Author: ![OfficerK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4da419/32.png) [@OfficerK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OfficerK)
#### Post date: [August 23, 2011, 1:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/earthquake-5-5-magnitude-ontario-quebec-6-23-2010-1-44pm/156931/145 "2011-08-23T13:13:00Z")

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Needed to add this back in

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### Author: ![schwidley](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/schwidley/32/6128_2.png) [@schwidley](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/schwidley)
#### Post date: [August 23, 2011, 2:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/earthquake-5-5-magnitude-ontario-quebec-6-23-2010-1-44pm/156931/146 "2011-08-23T14:11:50Z")

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Department of Homeland Security has issued a statement advising all east coast residents within 200 miles of the earthquake epicenter to seek shelter away from the ground floor of any building and to refrain from traveling on any part of the earth’s surface unless you are, or are in the company of, a cowboy hatted Kevin Bacon.

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### Author: ![FadetoBlack](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fadetoblack/32/6118_2.png) [@FadetoBlack](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/FadetoBlack)
#### Post date: [August 23, 2011, 2:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/earthquake-5-5-magnitude-ontario-quebec-6-23-2010-1-44pm/156931/147 "2011-08-23T14:52:54Z")

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> [@schwidley](#):
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> Department of Homeland Security has issued a statement advising all east coast residents within 200 miles of the earthquake epicenter to seek shelter away from the ground floor of any building and to refrain from traveling on any part of the earth’s surface unless you are, or are in the company of, a cowboy hatted Kevin Bacon.

What if you’re with Bert?

![http://images.wikia.com/tremors/images/a/aa/Tremors_3-_Back_to_Perfection.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/5/d/5d112340ffe63e1212af39df569377a7025f353f.jpeg)

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### Author: ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)
#### Post date: [August 23, 2011, 3:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/earthquake-5-5-magnitude-ontario-quebec-6-23-2010-1-44pm/156931/148 "2011-08-23T15:40:33Z")

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Anyone have laser eye surgery while this happened? lol

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### Author: ![Bsp\_TC](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bsp_tc/32/4998_2.png) [@Bsp\_TC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bsp_TC)
#### Post date: [August 23, 2011, 4:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/earthquake-5-5-magnitude-ontario-quebec-6-23-2010-1-44pm/156931/149 "2011-08-23T16:05:47Z")

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My office shook like hell…im roughly 60 miles from the epicenter

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### Author: ![Karter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e480ec/32.png) [@Karter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Karter)
#### Post date: [August 23, 2011, 4:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/earthquake-5-5-magnitude-ontario-quebec-6-23-2010-1-44pm/156931/150 "2011-08-23T16:44:13Z")

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didnt feel shit.

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### Author: ![bing](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bing/32/7211_2.png) [@bing](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bing)
#### Post date: [August 23, 2011, 4:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/earthquake-5-5-magnitude-ontario-quebec-6-23-2010-1-44pm/156931/151 "2011-08-23T16:45:42Z")

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i was supposed to be in VA today too 🙂

glad i delayed.

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### Author: ![Bsp\_TC](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bsp_tc/32/4998_2.png) [@Bsp\_TC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bsp_TC)
#### Post date: [August 23, 2011, 5:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/earthquake-5-5-magnitude-ontario-quebec-6-23-2010-1-44pm/156931/152 "2011-08-23T17:04:50Z")

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> [@bing](#):
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> i was supposed to be in VA today too 🙂
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> glad i delayed.

Where abouts in VA

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### Author: ![240racer](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/240racer/32/5682_2.png) [@240racer](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/240racer)
#### Post date: [August 23, 2011, 5:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/earthquake-5-5-magnitude-ontario-quebec-6-23-2010-1-44pm/156931/153 "2011-08-23T17:26:00Z")

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Ladies in the second floor office of my work said they felt it today… An hour north of Toronto.

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### Author: ![livin4hockey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d2c977/32.png) [@livin4hockey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/livin4hockey)
#### Post date: [August 23, 2011, 5:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/earthquake-5-5-magnitude-ontario-quebec-6-23-2010-1-44pm/156931/154 "2011-08-23T17:52:52Z")

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My best friend was in the middle of his second day on the job teaching in VA when his room started shaking. Minimal damage but they have no school tomorrow, not a bad way to start the year lol.

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### Author: ![ProgRocker](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/progrocker/32/5434_2.png) [@ProgRocker](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ProgRocker)
#### Post date: [August 24, 2011, 5:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/earthquake-5-5-magnitude-ontario-quebec-6-23-2010-1-44pm/156931/155 "2011-08-24T05:34:24Z")

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Just a refresher:

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### Author: ![bing](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bing/32/7211_2.png) [@bing](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bing)
#### Post date: [August 24, 2011, 6:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/earthquake-5-5-magnitude-ontario-quebec-6-23-2010-1-44pm/156931/156 "2011-08-24T06:29:01Z")

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> [@Bsp TC](#):
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> Where abouts in VA

not entirely sure… it’s on the hush for a while 🙂

pushed to next week.

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### Author: ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)
#### Post date: [August 29, 2011, 11:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/earthquake-5-5-magnitude-ontario-quebec-6-23-2010-1-44pm/156931/157 "2011-08-29T11:29:06Z")

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[https://youtu.be/z2hiyLID1sY](https://youtu.be/z2hiyLID1sY)

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### Author: ![08GT500](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/08gt500/32/5417_2.png) [@08GT500](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/08GT500)
#### Post date: [August 29, 2011, 12:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/earthquake-5-5-magnitude-ontario-quebec-6-23-2010-1-44pm/156931/158 "2011-08-29T12:31:57Z")

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Did you know that Manhattan would, just like, disintegrate?

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### Author: ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)
#### Post date: [August 29, 2011, 12:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/earthquake-5-5-magnitude-ontario-quebec-6-23-2010-1-44pm/156931/159 "2011-08-29T12:51:01Z")

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^^Jocks talking about anything but sports = HILARIOUS

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### Author: ![Geoff](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geoff/32/6104_2.png) [@Geoff](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geoff)
#### Post date: [August 29, 2011, 1:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/earthquake-5-5-magnitude-ontario-quebec-6-23-2010-1-44pm/156931/160 "2011-08-29T13:31:36Z")

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I LOVE when the two dudes on the left realize something’s up and glance at each other… meanwhile the guy on the right keeps yammering. Gets me every time!

(0:07 - 0:16)

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