Or, more properly, 7 km north of Thurso, Quebec. Report here.
This was my first earthquake, so it was very exciting.
4.5 magnitude, ehh? Not too bad for your first time.
And I missed it! Of all the times to have an earthquake, when I’m out of town… 
I don’t really follow Richter scale magnitudes (never had a reason to). How bad is 4.5? My parents are there.
Nothing to fret over. I’ve slept through bigger earthquakes. Hell, I’ve been awake through bigger earthquakes and still not noticed them.
4.5 will rattle the windows and maybe shake the knick knacks off a shelf or two. The interesting thing about earthquakes is how it affects your temporal perspective. 4 seconds can seem like forever when it’s full of earthquake.
From the cite in the OP:
I miss earthquakes.
4.5 is strong enough that we grabbed the ferrets and ran outside just in case something bad happened, but weak enough that people on the street were shouting things like “Hey, was that an earthquake?” rather than “Is everyone ok?” My boyfriend called his mom to make sure that she and his grandmother were all right, but only because they have previous health conditions and might have reacted badly to being startled by it.
It’s late now, so I’d say wait 'till tomorrow to call and ask, “Hey, didja feel that?”
Ooh. Missed that.
Thanks guys! Now I can think about how fun it must have been.
For reals? I’ve personally never felt enough to miss them. Twenty-two years in California and I’ve felt four earthquakes. Whoop-de-do.
“Oooohhhhh! Foot massage!”
Oh, yeah. I like that Nature reminds us from time to time that we live on an active planet. Whenever there’s an earthquake (or was one, since I’ve only felt one small one since I’ve been in the PNW) I think about the geology involved and what an awesome world we live in. (Earth is my favourite planet.) I guess I’m kind of like the cows on the California Cheese commercials.
But I did get out of bed for the Northridge quake. I had to do a bit of cleaning up after that one. And knowing that people died made that one not-fun.
People in Montreal have reported feeling it, but I didn’t.
The only big earthquake I’ve ever been through occurred in the middle of the day, I was already up.
Earth is my favorite planet too, but…I don’t know, I guess I just can’t care about quakes. Like I said, I’ve only ever felt four of them that I can recall, and the last was, geez, it must have been at least twelve years ago.
We’re still talking about the earhquake, right?
Huh. You must have been farther away from the center of that one than I was, because it scared the living shit outta me and everybody in the neighborhood. We didn’t have any damage to speak of, but that was a pretty sizable quake. It wouldn’t have been quite so bad if it hadn’t been 4:30 in the morning, though!
A 4.5 would be an interesting ride, but nothing to worry about. I don’t think there’s anything in the way of earthquake activity around here, though. OH well.
Do you know where the Sony Studios are? I lived up the street from there, by the 405/10 interchange. The freeway fell down just a little east of my apartment.
I wonder where the fault runs. I live in Waterloo, Ont. Nothing felt here.
Didn’t feel anything in Toronto.