A sure topic of conversation around GTA dinner tables will be "what happened to you when the earthquake hit?"

The temblor, estimated to be of 5.0-magnitude in intensity, occurred at 1:41 p.m. on Wednesday, centred about 50 kilometres north of Ottawa.

The epicentre is more than 400 kilometres from Toronto. There are reports it was felt as far north as Kirkland Lake and as far south and west as Ohio.

No serious damage was reported here in Toronto.

CTV Toronto's followers on Twitter, the social messaging service, contributed the following observations in the aftermath of the quake: (feel free to leave a comment below)

  • I was sleeping. Woke up wondering why my bed went all exorcist on me.
  • my husband (airforce experience) said it felt like a tank rolling by
  • 7th floor office by the airport. Thought a buddy was shaking my chair. Then looked downtown for smoke thinking #g20 bombing. Then realized the walls were shaking ... Eerie!
  • My son came to me during the earth quake & asked what was going on. I could not believe my house was shaking
  • the quake was felt as far north as Kirkland Lake - my PC monitor shook, apartment shook, no damages but shaken, stirred...
  • i thought i was going crazy for a second... bed was shaking pretty bad. my lava lamp almost tipped over.. #earthquake was scary
  • I was at work Gerrard and pape and the cabinets on the wall shook and So did I !!! insane i tell ya!
  • It was pretty intense in North York.Was actually asleep,thought it was a dream,building was shaking,bed was moving
  • I thought maybe my cookie was just that good, not that a natural disaster was happening.
  • We have stuff falling off the shelves on the 5th floor & my chair was rolling! *whee*
  • Myself and others thought we were just light headed until we saw things shaking. Some people didn't even notice!
  • i was falling asleep on my chair and i felt the floor shaking ! reallly strong , and scarry . Happened in Ajax
  • Wow! For a second I just thought I was crazy. Kind of scary feeling a building shake when your 18 floors up
  • South Etobicoke didnt feel anything either...Just called my kids daycare and they didnt feel a thing!
  • my wind chimes in the kitchen started moving & my mom said for a joke maybe its a earthquake only to find out it was. In Scarb!
  • We felt the tremor in Niagara, the house was shaking.
  • Big shake at Avenue & Eglinton. Was also felt in Financial district, a couple floors up in the air!
  • Def felt it at Queen and Spadina. I live in Toronto Community Housing and sorta thought my building was finally collapsing...
  • Watched some crazy waves on the lake, while the Queens Quay terminal shook!
  • I was in the upper level of my home in Missisauga and the house was literally rocking! Hope the nuclear plants are OK.
  • my son and dog were freaking out. Felt it here in Markham.
  • I realized when all my lamps were shaking and my bed moving something was up. I thought I was going crazy in Glen Morris, ON.
  • in orillia and I thought it was someone running upstairs until I realized the whole house was shaking!

Whoever first made the joke about the earthquake causing a tsunami in the fake lake at the G20 media centre, thanks. Many people got a laugh from that line.

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