Did you feel that?

@BarBaraPrz (51811)
St. Catharines, Ontario
April 15, 2026 7:51am CST
"A 3.9-magnitude earthquake shook the Ottawa Valley and was felt as far as Toronto on Tuesday, April 14." I didn't feel it here in St Catharines, but I did hear a loud thud. I thought something landed on my roof (it was extremely windy yesterday).
https://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/news/ontario-earthquake-ottawa-tuesday/article_d6485fd3-d7a1-5c79-b438-946fc7e36afb.html?source=newsletter&utm_content=a15&utm_source=ml_nl&utm_medium=email&utm_email=874A97654E9C12D2B88997E19F82C1C2&utm_campaign=sshp_89
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Anna
@LadyDuck (501779)
• Italy
15 Apr
Strong enough to be felt. I have experienced a few earthquakes during my life, scary experience!
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BarBaraPrz
@BarBaraPrz (51811)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
15 Apr
Yes it is.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (501779)
• Italy
15 Apr
@BarBaraPrz - I feel the earthquakes a few seconds before I feel the tremors. My head spins for a moment with no reason.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (174009)
• United States
15 Apr
I don't think I've ever felt an earthquake. On the other side of Missouri, they get earthquakes once in a great while but we don't feel those, either. I'm glad you didn't feel anything.
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BarBaraPrz
@BarBaraPrz (51811)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
15 Apr
Too far away, I guess.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (174009)
• United States
15 Apr
@BarBaraPrz Probably. I'm glad you still have a home to live in.
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Dominique
@dodo19 (48121)
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
15 Apr
Wow, this doesn't happen too often. I'm in Montreal and I don't remember feeling anything.
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BarBaraPrz
@BarBaraPrz (51811)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
15 Apr
I guess we both were lucky.
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Dominique
@dodo19 (48121)
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
15 Apr
@BarBaraPrz I would think so
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Judy Story
@jstory07 (148633)
• Roseburg, Oregon
16 Apr
I am glad it did not effect the area that you live in.
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BarBaraPrz
@BarBaraPrz (51811)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
16 Apr
Too far away.
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Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
17 Apr
I'm sorry there was an earthquake in Ottawa Valley. I'm glad you're all right.
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BarBaraPrz
@BarBaraPrz (51811)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
18 Apr
Yeah, I was too far away, nearer to Niagara Falls than Ottawa.
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Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
18 Apr
@BarBaraPrz I'm glad you were safe.
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Jimbo45
@Ineeddentures (32949)
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16 Apr
An earthquake must be quite scary I heard tell that we have had them in Scotland but I ain't ever heard or seen anything
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BarBaraPrz
@BarBaraPrz (51811)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
16 Apr
They're schneaky that way...
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Amber
@AmbiePam (120205)
• United States
15 Apr
I’m glad it wasn’t a big one. Earthquakes take me off guard every time, but then I guess everyone feels that way.
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Toni
@toniganzon (76928)
• Philippines
16 Apr
Well an earthquake in our city was felt yesterday too which lasted for quite awhile.
Yuki
@yukimori (10193)
• United States
15 Apr
I'm definitely too far away to have felt that one! There was a 3.8-magnitude earthquake near us a few years ago. I was at work at the time and we initially thought that a car had struck the building because of the same sort of loud thud. Apparently it happens when the seismic vibrations reach the surface. The energy is transferred from the ground to the atmosphere and the way it pushes the air works similarly to a sonic boom. Kind of interesting how it works, huh?
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BarBaraPrz
@BarBaraPrz (51811)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
15 Apr
Yes, it is.
MARILYN
@Marilynda1225 (90931)
• United States
15 Apr
Glad you didn't feel it and that it wasn't worse. We had a minor earthquake here probably a year ago and it was such a weird experience. It wasn't even in my area but I guess close enough that we felt the rumbles. I would hate to experience a major earthquake.
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BarBaraPrz
@BarBaraPrz (51811)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
15 Apr
Yeah, that wouldn't be any fun.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381313)
• Rockingham, Australia
15 Apr
We don't have too many earthquakes here thank goodness.
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BarBaraPrz
@BarBaraPrz (51811)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
15 Apr
That's good.
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Thelma
@thelme55 (79299)
• Germany
16 Apr
That must be a strong earthquake when you heard the thud. Last year, I experienced 3 earthquakes when I visited my home in the Philippines. It was so scary.
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (222110)
• United States
16 Apr
Yes, those loud thuds, many times, turn out to be earthquakes. We had a close 2.0 a few weeks ago; and I didn't feel it; but I heard it. Another one I heard and felt.
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