[JayEch]

Was it just me or was there an earthquake this now? my house was rumbling.

[StylinRed]

yep Quake

lasted pretty long too first i thought i was having a Michael J Fox moment

then it got bigger and my dad was like "FEEL THAT?!"


*edit* in b4 2012

[JD¹³]

I'm right across the river and didn't feel a thing.

[xxxrsxxx]

yup felt it in burnaby

[7seven]

Yea, my office building was swaying a bit, the Bentall 3 Tower.

[skyxx]

What quake?

[Culverin]

AWESOME.
Pressure relief is a good thing.

[Alpine]

Yeah, I felt that too. Thought I was having a headache at work lol.
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[gdoh]

taking massive shit at work, place starts shaking =|


(bentall 2)

[Carl Johnson]

USGS: MAGNITUDE 6.7 - VANCOUVER ISLAND, CANADA REGION - 2011

[7seven]

Apparently it was a 6.7 quake centered on Vancouver Island

[skyxx]

They should seriously change the damn scale.

[ToneCapone]

swaying downtown. 0.o

[StylinRed]

wow 6.7 :crazy2:

[Gumby]

People around me (ok there was only 1 person) felt it, but I didn't. :(

[gdoh]

Apparently it was a 6.7 quake centered on Vancouver Island

i dont think it was directly on vancouver island i think it was just off the coast

[7seven]

i dont think it was directly on vancouver island i think it was just off the coast

Yup, 136km off Port Hardy they saying now.

USGS Data on the quake
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/pt11252000.html

[Bender Unit]

Me & my wife didn't feel it.
We were at home watching TV
WTH~

[LT Maverick]

i felt it... richmond... but nobody else around me noticed lol :alone:

[Spectre_Cdn]

Oh that was what it was. I though I was getting whoozy/dizzy, sitting on my chair :lol. Felt it in Richmond.

[hotjoint]

I didn't feel shit

[TheNewGirl]

I didn't feel it either but my store in Squamish did.

[JayEch]

fuck was putting on my screen protector and now i fucking wanna barf

[icemiko]

Everyone at work felt it in Richmond.

[LSF22]

Didn't feel anything in my part of Richmond... Ironwood area

[!e.lo_]

Didn't feel/hear anything. I'm just sitting at my dining table. In N.Delta

[krazynuck]

Didn't feel anything in my part of Richmond... Ironwood area

didn't feel anything around 8 road

[candy_jai]

Magnitude 6.7 - VANCOUVER ISLAND, CANADA REGION (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/pt11252000.php)

That was an interesting feeling...I thought i was feeling dizzy when i felt the rocking motion

[Mananetwork]

They're repaving the entire street next to me so I thought it was that

[Noizz]

Felt it at my office!

[Ulic Qel-Droma]

SO FUN

[nsmb]

inb4 Elenin


that's it I'm makin an earthquake kit, and buyin food and water to last a few weeks

[RacePace]

Didn't feel anything in my part of Richmond... Ironwood area

didn't feel it either, #6 and Westminister

[124Y]

Didn't feel shit @ SFU Surrey.

[fishCak3s]

lol, I new i coudl find something on here right away.

Some people at work felt it, some didn't. Just under SFU

[Spectre_Cdn]

didn't feel it either, #6 and Westminister

weird... I felt it at Cambie and Shell, on the third floor.

[Gh0stRider]

didn't feel it in south burnaby

[Tim Budong]

gardencity/cambie 3rd floor
tv tray+desk shook

[Ch28]

didn't feel it in south burnaby

i'm in the boundary/marine area and our office building was swaying side to side and the lights were going as well

[TRDood]

Nothing here, was eating lunch at the office in downtown.

[Gh0stRider]

The quake hit about 279 kilometres west of Vancouver at a depth of 25.9 kilometres around 12:41 p.m., according to the U.S. Geological Service.

http://www.globalnews.ca/uploadedImages/Global_BC/earthVAn.jpg

[kluk]

Nothing here from North Vancouver.

[Jsunu]

Nothing from surrey here

[murmur]

The quake hit about 279 kilometres west of Vancouver at a depth of 25.9 kilometres around 12:41 p.m., according to the U.S. Geological Service.

http://www.globalnews.ca/uploadedImages/Global_BC/earthVAn.jpg

shit i feel bad for those surfing in tofino.

[ToneCapone]

For all of you who didnt feel it you need to calm the fuck down! I know its friday and its hectic but running around so much that you dont feel a 6.7 just means you need to take a chill pill. :troll:

[spideyv2]

i'm in the boundary/marine area and our office building was swaying side to side and the lights were going as well

i'm around there too but i didn't feel anything :okay:

[Zheff]

Didnt feel anything with all the noise/pounding coming from the Highway expansion!

[7seven]

shit i feel bad for those surfing in tofino.

You kidding? Most surfers and wake boarders I know would love it lol.

[BrRsn]

@ sfu bby didn't feel a thing. When a family member informed me of it, first thing I did was go on RS.


RS>the media.

[dachinesedude]

inb4 Elenin


that's it I'm makin an earthquake kit, and buyin food and water to last a few weeks

c-lai's gonna be flocking costco soon

didnt feel shit, was driving tho, heard about it in the office

[Jermyzy]

Nothing in new west

[shawn79]

earthquake? :fuckthatshit:
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usc0005rsj.php

Plate tectonics movement :fuckyea:

[sunny_j]

When a family member informed me of it, first thing I did was go on RS.


RS>the media.

thats exactly what i did:fullofwin:

[Fafine]

Was at kwantlen Richmond didn't feel it
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[Edison_Chen]

My wife felt it on the middle floor. She said the my stand up fan was moving. I didn't feel anything upstairs...... I'm at Westminster between no4 and Garden City.
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[Harvey Specter]

I didn't feel it but I was having sex so....

[LiquidTurbo]

http://i.imgur.com/4nYvx.jpg

[Volvoman]

Never forget 09/09/11

http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lqe8r32ZYl1qz97cwo1_500.jpg

[SeedBNR]

Felt it in richmond as well

[MindBomber]

6.7 is a decent sized quake, I'm glad the epicenter was so far off-shore.

Less than 2.0 Micro Micro earthquakes, not felt.[12] About 8,000 per day

2.0–2.9 Minor Generally not felt, but recorded. About 1,000 per day

3.0–3.9 Often felt, but rarely causes damage. 49,000 per year (est.)

4.0–4.9 Light Noticeable shaking of indoor items, rattling noises. Significant damage unlikely. 6,200 per year (est.)

5.0–5.9 Moderate Can cause major damage to poorly constructed buildings over small regions. At most slight damage to well-designed buildings. 800 per year

6.0–6.9 Strong Can be destructive in areas up to about 160 kilometres (100 mi) across in populated areas. 120 per year

7.0–7.9 Major Can cause serious damage over larger areas. 18 per year

8.0–8.9 Great Can cause serious damage in areas several hundred kilometres across. 1 per year

9.0–9.9 Devastating in areas several thousand kilometres across.
1 per 20 years

10.0+ Massive Never recorded, widespread devastation across very large areas; see below for equivalent seismic energy yield.
Extremely rare (Unknown)

[twitchyzero]

saw the chandelier swinging back and forth...I knew it couldn't have been the wind

[see.lai]

Did not feel it in East Vancouver, 29th area :okay:

[s300ae]

Didn't feel a thing in surrey, in other news:

Vancouver mayor blames the earthquake on the Canucks..
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[1exotic]

was driving in downtown at this time, didn't feel shit.

[PornMaster]

Didn't feel a thing in surrey, in other news:

Vancouver mayor blames the earthquake on the Canucks..
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mayor creates more bike lanes for escape route

[dinosaur]

Never Forget 9-9-11

[Phil@rise]

I didnt feel anything

[TouringTeg]

Didn't feel it here in Victoria. Near Mayfair Mall/Uptown. 2nd floor of small 2 story building.

[twitchyzero]

c-lai's gonna be flocking costco soon


What a silly claim, FOBs are much more accustomed to earthquakes than Vancouver natives.

[dignatas]

i cant tell if there is an earthquake in my room because airplanes past by a lot and shakes my table now and then...

[JD35]

im in victoria, and didnt feel shit.. :(

[Qmx323]

felt it in central richmond

was playing dead island and got freaked out

[winson604]

At work beside Olympic Village, nobody in our office whether inside or outside felt anything.

[JayEch]

thats exactly what i did:fullofwin:

haha friends didnt believe me so i came on rs to double check and behold now they believe :fuckyea:

[XplicitLuder]

i was at the gym..didnt feel a thing (good life on north road)

[taylor192]

Didn't feel it at No 6 and Westminister

[f.]

Didn't feel anything at UBC :okay:

[i-vtecyo]

didnt feel anything at school either.

[mb_]

I was sleeping.. didn't feel shit.. i'm gonna die when the "big one" hits :fuckthatshit:

[JayEch]

^ rather die in my sleep. lucky you

[LSF22]

Pretty interesting to see where it was felt so far... in Richmond at least.

Most people could feel something in central Richmond but nothing past 5 road....

[Gerbs]

nothing in east van by 48th ave
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[Domani]

it really depends on the ground you are standing on. at our office, those of us located near an atrium felt it, while the other sides near corners of the building felt nothing. then at our other office just next door in the metro/rogers towers up on the 19th floor, blinds were going over the place and they had to be evacuated for a bit.

[Levitron]

Didn't feel it at No 6 and Westminister

Same area, but on 2nd floor of my building.

It was a hit or a miss for my floor...I definitely felt the shaking but I'd say only half my building felt it.

[Speed2K]

I was on the 5th floor of a buiding near Canada Way and Willingdon, I felt my seat rocking for about 10 seconds; I figured it was an earthquake (b/c I've been through 3 other ones before), the guy in the next office beside mine runs out panicked, I just told him to relax, it was just an earthquake! He though he was going mental! :haha:

[vafanculo]

I was on the 5th floor of a buiding near Canada Way and Willingdon, I felt my seat rocking for about 10 seconds; I figured it was an earthquake (b/c I've been through 3 other ones before), the guy in the next office beside mine runs out panicked, I just told him to relax, it was just an earthquake! He though he was going mental! :haha:

This was the perfect opportunity for you to start running in circles yelling "earthquakeeee we're all going to dieee".

Can't get in trouble, legit claim.
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[Sentinel]

Felt nothing in downtown(Hyatt).

[RRxtar]

felt nothing in kelowna :troll:

[optiblue]

Cambie and west broadway. Felt nothing
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[Mercy]

Didn't feel anything in the best buy at lansdown
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[spideyv2]

i cant believe the amount of fucking idiots on my facebook blaming this earthquake on HAARP. SMFH :facepalm:

[StylinRed]

i cant believe the amount of fucking idiots on my facebook blaming this earthquake on HAARP. SMFH :facepalm:

rofl u've got oddball buddies ;)


felt it out in maple ridge btw


buddy on the island said he didn't feel it :lol:

[Euro7r]

Felt it at Coal Harbour area in downtown. Our company was having a staff lunch and then I felt it shook. At first, I thought I was dizzy or something, cuz I was shifting back and forth.

I guess the earthquake drills of learning how to hide under a table back in elementary school, sure didn't come into play. Everyone in my company kept eating and was like WTF, the floor shaking. LOL.

[BillyBishop]

AWESOME.
Pressure relief is a good thing.

It is, but remember how the Richter Scale works. It's unlikely that this quake released more than a tiny fraction of the pressure that actually exists down there.

I remember learning this in Math 10 or something around that time:

For each unit that the Richter Scale goes up, the magnitude of the quake actually increases 10-fold. (7.0 quake's magnitude is 10x larger than a 6.0's.) It's a logarithmic scale with base 10. 10^(x), where x is the number on the Richter Scale.

Let's assume that the "Big One" will be an 8.5 on the Richter Scale. Today's quake was a 6.4(?). The difference in magnitude is 2.1.
(10^2.1) : 1 = ~126:1
That means that today's quake was 126 times smaller in magnitude than the "Big One" if it will be 8.5.


The magnitude, however, is only on the scale. Finding the relative amount of energy released requires raising our numbers to yet another power: (3/2) [Thank you, Google.]
The difference in magnitude was 2.1.
(10^2.1)^(3/2) = ~1,412

A quake of 8.5 would release 1,412 times more energy than that of today's quake. Who knows? Maybe the "Big One" will be a 9.5. In that case, the energy released will be 44,668 times more than today's quake.


I don't know about you, but I'm not too sold on the idea of this minuscule pressure relief being something for us to be relieved about.



And for the record, I felt nothing in Richmond Centre.

[V4NC1TY]

around Kingsway & Victoria, didn't feel a thing :okay:

[q0192837465]

Was having lunch at Lougheed Mall, felt nothing.

[Cillu]

Was at Richmond Centre at the time and didn't feel shit.

[Bouncing Bettys]

Nothing to report from Bowen Island. My parents in Parksville told me about it but they too felt nothing.

I don't know the Lower Mainland well because I just moved here but it would be interesting to see a map of effected regions to track where it went. Even a map with dots from those on RS who did feel it would be interesting. A lot of you list locations but I have no idea where they are to get a sense of it.

[CorneringArtist]

Earthquake? :fuckthatshit: Didn't feel a thing in Guildford area of Surrey.

[saucywoman]

It was felt at the olive garden in langley and my bro in vic felt it. It also depends if you were just sitting/standing or moving around if you felt it or not
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[jaguar604]

Neighbour on 19th floor felt building swaying. I felt nothing on the 18th :okay:

[Gumby]

I didn't feel it but I was having sex so....
Damn, sex at 12:45pm? Nice... :D

[snowball]

Magnitude 6 quakes hit off Cuba, Japan and New Zealand – This Just In - CNN.com Blogs (http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/09/15/magnitude-6-quakes-hit-off-cuba-japan-and-new-zealand/)
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[Gh0stRider]

4.1 earthquake 80 km south of Port Alice on Northern Vancouver Island. No tsunami expected.
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[VSBB6]

4.1 earthquake strikes off Vancouver Island coast (http://www.vancouversun.com/news/earthquake+Vancouver+Island+coast/5406702/story.html)

[dinosaur]

Magnitude 6 quakes hit off Cuba, Japan and New Zealand – This Just In - CNN.com Blogs (http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/09/15/magnitude-6-quakes-hit-off-cuba-japan-and-new-zealand/)
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Fear mongers at CNN are the coolest.

Hundreds of earthquakes happen everyday and every week:
IRIS Seismic Monitor (http://www.iris.edu/seismon/)

Ain't nothing new.