There was a magnitude 2.6 earthquake at Mäntsälä yesterday, some 10 kilometers away from where I live. I recall it lasted maybe some five seconds altogheter, and felt a bit like "a train passing nearby". Nothing was broken, though our neighbour said some books had dropped from their shelves.
It's very common to have these small earthquakes (about one thousand magnitude 2-3 earthquakes occur worldwide every day), but it was the first time I've ever experienced one. Finland is seismically very calm area, and yesterday's earthquake was in fact among the stongest ones having occured here in ten years. It was reported in the national news too.
But hey, not to forget, this little tremor was nothing compared to the enormously powerful magnitude 9.0 earthquake that struck Japan a week ago, summoning a massive tsunami and leading to various tragic events that still affect the lives of thousands. Please, let's all reach out - you can help by donating to the Red Cross or some other charity organisation doing important work for those in need!
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