If anything, the '2010 Buckingham earthquake' would be more precise. 5.0 Val-des-Bois quake rattles Ottawa, eastern North America. Published Wednesday, June 23, 2010 8:51PM EDT Wednesday, June 23, 2010. Earthquake in Ottawa June 23rd 2010 Update #2: 5.0 - 5.7 now - bedrock spreads the energy further - I've heard that several US states felt it - and of course Ottawa and Quebec. In Ottawa, a live news conference on Parliament Hill was interrupted as reporters fled the room, which was clearly seen shaking on camera. G20 organizers said the quake had no damage on the security fence or the perimeter.The earthquake that was felt across Eastern Canada and the Eastern United States was likely caused by a geological phenomenon called “isostatic rebound,” said University of Toronto geologist Russell Pysklywec.Most of North America was buried two kilometres of ice 10,000 years ago, he explained. CTV's Ottawa Bureau Chief Robert Fife said CTV staff fled the downtown building where the bureau is located and spilled onto a street, to where hundreds of others had also fled. Gracefield, a town with a population of approximately 3,000 people, has declared a state of emergency.People flood into the streets at Yonge and Eglington following the earthquake in Toronto, Wednesday, June 23, 2010Cans and other items can be seen strewn on the floor of a grocery store following the earthquake near Ottawa, Monday, June 23, 2010. “There was no interruption to our operations.”One section of Highway 307, near Bowman, Que., became impassable because of a landslide and several buildings in Gracefield, Que., including a heritage church, restaurant and hotel, suffered significant damage.Ottawa resident Vince Charron was driving to his cottage at Blue Sea Lake, near Gracefield, and stopped to take pictures of the restaurant, which suffered a partially-collapsed chimney.“People were outside with their drinks in their hands: they looked in shock,” he said. Michelle Honsberger was working on the 10th floor of an Ottawa highrise when the building began to shake. So it’s a mess,” said Mr. Robitaille from his home.
A bridge was damaged in the earthquake near Gracefield, Que., about 60 km north of Ottawa, Wednesday, June 23, 2010. "We closed down all public buildings because there's lots of damage to structures, there's cement cracks, there's pieces of chimney fallen down… ." It is safe,” he wrote on Twitter. While there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries in major city centres, the town of Gracefield, Que., which is very close to the quake's epicenter, declared a state of emergency after the quake damaged several buildings, including civic administration offices, a church and a grocery store. Roberts couldn’t believe what I was saying at first and then it hit Toronto. A final report is pending.Despite reports of broken windows, Ottawa’s Rideau Centre, a downtown mall, was shaken but unscathed by the earthquake, said Cindy VanBuskirk, the centre’s general manager.“There has been absolutely no damage whatsoever,” she said. Neither did much around here. re: earthquake in ottawa Felt it in Kanata, biggest earthquake I can remember. That's because they didn't. And I quickly realized it was an earthquake. While the epicentre of the 1925 earthquake was more than 200 kilometers further away than the 2010 earthquake, its effects on Ottawa were considerably larger owing to its increased magnitude. We didn't even wait for an official alarm.
(AP / Tony Dejak)Damage to a building in Gatineau, Que. "I was in my office at the time and the floor began to shake and it felt like it was sort of on water," one witness told CTV Toronto. The U.S. Geological Survey's National Earthquake Information Center received reports the quake was felt throughout New York State, Vermont, Massachusetts and Ohio. Fortunately I was at the end of the interview and we all vacated the building," Prentice said. The current title seems to reflect a common name for the quake and is all inclusive, or variant, while the '2010 Ottawa earthquake' would not, and would also be inaccurate and misleading. Ottawa’s O-train was forced to suspend service until workers could inspect the tracks, officials said.Toronto’s Emergency Medical Services has received no requests for help related to the earthquake , said Kim McKinnon, a spokeswoman for the service.“Thankfully, we have not heard anything, nothing immediate,” said Ms. McKinnon.
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