Twitter reactions to magnitude 6.7 Vancouver Island earthquake
At 8:10 Wednesday evening, a magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck off the coast of Vancouver Island, sending tremors throughout Metro Vancouver.
The Vancity Buzz team was working late when this happened – felt from nine floors up in downtown:
Our entire building just shook… #earthquake #Vancouver
— Karm (@VancityBuzz) April 24, 2014
WOW! Magnitude 6.7 earthquake just hit #Vancouver Island less than 10 minutes ago. Everyone okay? http://t.co/lRcH0D5Mct — Karm (@VancityBuzz) April 24, 2014
Here’s some of the tweets that came in from across Metro Vancouver:
Ummmm…was that an earthquake Vancouver? — FionaForbes (@FionaForbes) April 24, 2014
Okay – think I just felt my first Vancouver earthquake. Dining room lamp still swaying. — Lynda Steele (@CTVLyndaSteele) April 24, 2014
Wow, what an earthquake. Did anyone get the magnitude? My place just swayed. #Vancouver — Felix Kay (@TheFelixKay) April 24, 2014
Didn’t feel anything near the Fraser River in #Vancouver. #earthquake — Charles Gauthier (@DowntownCharles) April 24, 2014
Wow. Felt the move and saw the blinds swaying… #vancouver earthquake — Lynne (@bl_lynne) April 24, 2014
First time I’ve felt an earthquake. That was some scary stuff. http://t.co/OGq2qi4KwC #Vancouver — Farhan Mohamed (@farhanmohamed) April 24, 2014
Apparently we just had an earthquake at the north end of Vancouver Island … didn’t feel a thing.
— Tin (@Tin_Hotha) April 24, 2014
I knew it! Creaking in my house and saw the blinds-drawer swinging. 6.7 earthquake in Port Hardy! (sorry I just get stoked when I notice’em)
— Justin Tillyer (@JustinTillyer) April 24, 2014
#Earthquake off Vancouver Island. 6.7 magnitude. We felt our building sway. #shakerattleroll — Steve Cherrier (@Vidguy) April 24, 2014
@VancityBuzz I could feel my desk sway. Eerie. #vancouver #earthquake. #Railtown — pixeltheatre (@pixeltheatre) April 24, 2014
@VancityBuzz our building is still creaking and blinds still shaking (yaletown)
— Vancouver T Etc. (@whatsupvancity) April 24, 2014
@VancityBuzz that was amazing. im in new west and my entire building shook for 15 seconds straight
— Jazmine Khan (@JazmineKhan) April 24, 2014
Dear #Vancouver did we just have a little mini #earthquake ? My kitchen lights are swaying…
— Devon Brooks (@devsdevelopment) April 24, 2014
Building just shook like crazy! Big earthquake! #Vancouver
— Aimee L’amour (@aimeelamour) April 24, 2014
Did we just have a little shaker here in Vancouver? #Earthquake
— Stephen Dyrgas (@stephendyrgas) April 24, 2014
Did you feel the #earthquake?
— Kyle Donaldson (@donaldsonkyle) April 24, 2014
Another reminder to check my #earthquake emergency kit. Toss out old Spam and replace with canned tuna.
— Charles Gauthier (@DowntownCharles) April 24, 2014
Times like these I question my decision to live in a high rise. #earthquake #YVR
— Sophie Lui (@sophielui) April 24, 2014