Mag 4.1 Earthquake here in S. Ontario

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The discussion centers on a magnitude 4.1 earthquake near Toronto, Ontario, reported on January 28, 2026, as documented on AllQuakes.com. Participants noted the inclusion of seismic reports from stations ranging between 56 km and 282 km away, with one outlier report at 3525 km, likely serving as a control to filter false positives. The conversation references historical seismic activity in the region, including a magnitude 5.1 earthquake near Schenectady, NY in 1983, highlighting that Ontario experiences frequent minor earthquakes that often go unnoticed. The data presentation on the AllQuakes platform uses a data table to render maps, which may include geographically distant stations for validation purposes.

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Apparently felt by 14 million people.
https://allquakes.com/earthquakes/q...okmuTjxpItGwbMkJ92_aem_RlPEuBPU24dVF38nLSWy3g

I thought their choice of sample sites was amusing:

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39 reports from stations between 56 and 282km distant.
1 report at 3525km distance
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I wonder if this is just an algorithm choosing randomly, or if it's standard practice to provide some sort of "control" reading, perhaps to help rule out false positive glitches.
 
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We didn't. feel anything in Texas.

I couldn't catch your joke; the writing is too small to zoom in on.

When was the last time Ontario had an earthquake?

I recall while living in Schenectady, NY a 1983 earthquake of magnitude 5.1. Schenectady is in the tri-city region of NY about the capital Albany or the confluence of the Mohawk and Hudson rivers.

It was a funny feeling. I felt the bed shake and thought it was a dream.
 
jedishrfu said:
We didn't. feel anything in Texas.
I'd be surprised if you did .. after six weeks.

jedishrfu said:
I couldn't catch your joke; the writing is too small to zoom in on.
It's just the data table that the map is rendered with. One site is in Central America.

jedishrfu said:
When was the last time Ontario had an earthquake?
We get them all the time, they're just too small to bother with.
 
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