Is the Toronto Earthquake 2012-related? Is this one of the final signs of things to come before the actual doomsday date? This article will discuss the strongest earthquake felt by Canada since 2000, the Toronto Earthquake 2012 connections and the people’s reaction to the earthquake.

Toronto took some geological beating of its own when a magnitude 5.0 earthquake shook most of Eastern Canada last June 23, at about 1:41 PM New York time. Train service was interrupted for the most part and forced lawmakers and government workers in Ottawa abandon their buildings.

U.S. Geological Survey estimates show that the earthquake was centered about 53 kilometers northeast of Ottawa. Places as far as Ohio, New York and Massachusetts even felt the tremors of the strong earthquake, one of the strongest of the decade, according to Bruce Presgrave, a Colorado USGS geophysicist.

Several emergency vehicles could be heard with their sirens in downtown Ottawa, and Parliament Hill was evacuated by government employees. Important locations such as the Bank of Canada and the train stations throughout Canada were closed immediately. There were no major damage or deaths reported, however.

The last time an earthquake of this magnitude happened was in 2000, when a 5.2 magnitude earthquake shook most of Quebec. The Quebec Seismic Zone, where the Ottawa area is included, gets three to four earthquakes a year though not of this magnitude. The most damaging earthquake in this area occurred last 1935, on a 6.1 Richter scale magnitude.

Passenger train service in the triangle between Montreal, Ottawa and Toronto resumed in late afternoon after a three-hour interruption for track inspections, Via Rail spokeswoman Elizabeth Huard said in a telephone interview. Travelers should expect delays of 45 minutes to three hours, she said.

Ottowan Anger on Twitter

One of the more interesting events during the Toronto Earthquake 2012-linked phenomenon occurred on Twitter. Shortly after the earthquake occurred, numerous reports flooded Twitter, including from the National Post in Toronto, which tweeted about heavy shaking to its building about 30 seconds after similar reports from Ottawa. But this is not the center of the Twitter drama. It started when several Ottawans, hurt by their pride, didn’t like the idea of Torontonians “claiming” the earthquake was theirs, because the center of the earthquake was in Ottawa. Several Ottawans posted tweets like “Oh puhlease. Just give us one thing Toronto” and “I’m sorry, but this is not the #torontoquake. We have just as much claim to it, if not more.”

Many Twitter followers exclaimed that this was childish Twitter talk about claiming which city owned the earthquake. But if arguments, not unit, arise in a disaster such as this, is there still hope for us when we cannot even cooperate.

The G-20 Angle

The tremor comes three days before leaders from the Group of 20 countries converge on Toronto to debate ways of coordinating exit strategies from fiscal stimulus. The G-20 was established in 1999 to tackle financial crisis and further strengthen international cooperation. Why does an earthquake so rare suspiciously happen three days before a global cooperative plan takes place? Is this just a coincidence, or is this a sign that the Toronto Earthquake 2012 connection is real? Have natural forces come to evoke our efforts to sustain the world before massive global destruction?

While some may say that this connection is simply an overkill of the 2012 doomsday euphoria, there is enough reason to argue that the Toronto Earthquake is a natural proponent warning us of the end times in 2012. A 12-block section of Toronto’s financial district is already surrounded by three-meter (10-foot) high chain-link fences and concrete barriers, part of the largest security operation ever in Canada with 20,000 police and security guards. The building of these barriers is only an indication that the government is preparing for something much deadlier than an earthquake.

Conclusion… A 2012 Sign?

It is still so early in the aftermath to conclude the truism of the Toronto Earthquake 2012 linkage. But whatever it is the earthquake has opened our eyes to some realities: earthquakes are now becoming very frequent compared to the last decades, and are twice as destructive. If the Toronto Earthquake 2012 connection is proven, then we better prepare. This is just a culmination of things to come. To find out more about the Toronto Earthquake 2012 phenomena, visit several posts here in www.conquer2012.com.