Earthquake in DC/VA area

[wade moore]

Just felt it here in Yorktown...

Brother felt it in DC..


wtf?!

[sabotai]

Felt in Jersey. House shook for about 5 seconds.

[QuikSand]

Yowza, really felt it in Annapolis MD.

[Swaggs]

Same here in Morgantown, WV.

Can't say I have ever had that experience before.

[Swaggs]

USG is estimating a 5.8 earthquake centering somewhere near DC

[Logan]

Felt in NYC.

[GrantDawg]

5.8-6.0 near Richmond, Virginia. Felt all the way in Toronto.

[Thomkal]

wow was just reporting in the hurricane thread that we just had the first earthquake I've ever felt in the Myrtle Beach area in 10+ years of living here.

[flounder]

The ground rumbled here in Lynchburg for a good 5 seconds.

[Radii]

Felt it near Raleigh, crazy.

[Kodos]

Felt it here in New Haven. First time I've ever actually felt an earthquake.

[yacovfb]

Felt it strong in charlottesville

[Rizon]

Sounds like a few of you just got your shakecherry popped. Grats.

[GrantDawg]

Nothing in Atlanta. Just saw tweet that it was bad enough in Philly to cause the fire alarms to go off in a hotel.

[spleen1015]

I hope everyone is alright.

I was on a conference call with folks in NJ and they had to get off the call because they're evacuating the building.

[Easy Mac]

Felt it in Greenville, SC. I honestly thought I was tapping my foot and just not noticing it. Then I thought I had vertigo.

[Philliesfan980]

Felt it here in Malvern PA... as many others have mentioned, that's the first time I ever felt an earthquake.

[Ksyrup]

I believe this is a sign that the TAMU move to the SEC will be announced very soon.

Didn't Colorado have a big earthquake today or yesterday? Big for them anyway.

[GrantDawg]

Felt it strong in charlottesville


It was half way between you and Richmond.

[Blackadar]

Felt it in Greenville, SC. I honestly thought I was tapping my foot and just not noticing it. Then I thought I had vertigo.

Weird, didn't feel it in Charlotte.

[GrantDawg]

Saying it was very shallow at 3.8 miles. Would cause more shaking.

[Easy Mac]

Weird, didn't feel it in Charlotte.

Double weird. Our office in Charlotte said they did.

[albionmoonlight]

Felt it in Raleigh, NC

[Blackadar]

Double weird. Our office in Charlotte said they did.

We must be perched on a big rock or something, cause we felt nothing.

[Marmel]

Hartford, CT - felt it

[ISiddiqui]

There be fault lines everywhere... at least it seems there were no serious injuries...

[wade moore]

Magnitude 5.9 - VIRGINIA (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usc0005ild.html)

So that's about 100-120 miles from where I am at work. Felt it BIG time. I think ones we had like a 2 something in VA and I thought I might have felt it.

There was no mistaking that this was an earthquake. I'm still a bit mentally shaken by it. I think I physically tensed up and my neck is now killing me.

Wild. My house is even closer to the center of it.

[Easy Mac]

Per ABC News:

A man eating lunch in Charlottesville, Va., described his house tipping and plates shaking as he ate lunch.

Do you think they actually talked to a man eating lunch in Charlottesville, VA, or they just have a stock quote they use?

[Logan]

Ledger_Yankees Marc Carig
Sources: Colon apologizes for falling out of bed.

.

[Qwikshot]

Felt it here, West of Philadelphia

[Logan]

Magnitude 5.9 - VIRGINIA (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usc0005ild.html)

So that's about 100-120 miles from where I am at work. Felt it BIG time. I think ones we had like a 2 something in VA and I thought I might have felt it.

There was no mistaking that this was an earthquake. I'm still a bit mentally shaken by it. I think I physically tensed up and my neck is now killing me.

Wild. My house is even closer to the center of it.

Surely wasn't anything big in NYC (the guy at the conference table next to me didn't even feel it) but the back of my head has been hurting me ever since too. Weird.

[MacroGuru]

Supposedly the boss felt it here in Buffalo.

[rafini]

Definitely felt it in Virginia Beach. My brother up near Erie, Pa said they felt a little shaking.

[Qwikshot]

Felt it here in Malvern PA... as many others have mentioned, that's the first time I ever felt an earthquake.

+1

[GrantDawg]

Surely wasn't anything big in NYC (the guy at the conference table next to me didn't even feel it) but the back of my head has been hurting me ever since too. Weird.


Bad enough the shut JFK down. I just saw a video of a live meeting in NYC that showed them getting really shook. I guess it all depends on where you are.

[Toddzilla]

I've got reports from friends from Columbia SC to Ottowa saying they felt it.

Here outside of DC, it was quite the roller coaster. First it was a general rumble and then it got more intense, perceptibly up and down. Outside the house I could barely feel it.

It's strange the helplessness you feel sitting there as your house shakes around you, not even that severely, knowing you are powerless to stop anything in your house from breaking (or the house itself breaking).

We've got some good sized cracks in the ceiling in a few places.

The good news is, the beer is okay.

[GrantDawg]

Just got report from a friend that lives very near the epicenter saying his house is fine. Not seeing much damage near him.

[sabotai]

Patton Oswalt on Twitter: "Not to panic anyone in NYC, but a screaming John Cusack just drove by in a limo that was missing a door."

[JediKooter]

5.9 pfft...

[sabotai]

Just saw this on Twitter

"There was just a 5.8 earthquake in Washington. Obama wanted it to be 3.4, but the Republicans wanted 5.8, so he compromised."

[GrantDawg]

Lame 24 hour news cycle. "We just received a report the president just took a PHONE CALL."

[cthomer5000]

Felt it in central New Jersey... Maybe 10 seconds long? Wondered if i was having a seizure at first until i realized things on my shelves were wobblin'

[Pumpy Tudors]

Apparently, 698 of the 700 people at my work in Pittsburgh felt it. The two who didn't were myself and my boss. We were sitting right next to each other when another co-worker alongside us started freaking out. When we asked her why she was losing her mind, she told us she felt the ground shake. He and I felt nothing at all.

[Alan T]

Didn't feel anything in Massachusetts

[Rizon]

I've literally got 19 pages of earthquake status updates rolling through my Facebook.

[cthomer5000]

Apparently, 698 of the 700 people at my work in Pittsburgh felt it. The two who didn't were myself and my boss. We were sitting right next to each other when another co-worker alongside us started freaking out. When we asked her why she was losing her mind, she told us she felt the ground shake. He and I felt nothing at all.

Were you hovering above the ground at the time?

[wade moore]

5.9 pfft...

Who had post 39?

[spleen1015]

Apparently, 698 of the 700 people at my work in Pittsburgh felt it. The two who didn't were myself and my boss. We were sitting right next to each other when another co-worker alongside us started freaking out. When we asked her why she was losing her mind, she told us she felt the ground shake. He and I felt nothing at all.

Not even Chuck Norris could shake Pumpy.

[JediKooter]

Sports Digs had this last week.

[Rizon]

Apparently, 698 of the 700 people at my work in Pittsburgh felt it. The two who didn't were myself and my boss. We were sitting right next to each other when another co-worker alongside us started freaking out. When we asked her why she was losing her mind, she told us she felt the ground shake. He and I felt nothing at all.

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[JediKooter]

Who had post 39?

Me?

[GrantDawg]

Again, stupid 24 hour news cycle: Showing shots and helicopters over NYC and DC, but nothing at all from where the actual epicenter was. "People not living in a major city=not important."

[SackAttack]

5.8? Is that all?

Wimps. ;)

[tyketime]

Holy Crap. I'm sitting in corner cubicle on 3rd floor here in New Jersey. I thought my boss or co-worker were doing their usual prank and shaking the side of my cubicle walls. But when it got more & more intense, I knew what it was. Only the 2nd one I ever experienced. We all evacuated the building. Then management determined we were losing billing time, so we're back in :D

Normally I love where my "office" is, but this is the first time I'm a little leery (steps are in middle of the building).

Hope everyone else is ok...

[wade moore]

To the people from the West Coast -

I know you're partially joking.

But in all seriousness - we're simply not built to handle earthquakes in any shape or form. So, yes, 5.8 is a big deal.

[Easy Mac]

Again, stupid 24 hour news cycle: Showing shots and helicopters over NYC and DC, but nothing at all from where the actual epicenter was. "People not living in a major city=not important."

Can you name 1 important person who doesn't live in a major city?

LAWYERED

[GrantDawg]

Can you name 1 important person who doesn't live in a major city?

LAWYERED


Me. COUNTER ARGUMENT

[cthomer5000]

You know we're not used to this shit when the cell phone networks are all jacked up right now

[Lathum]

My wifesw cousins is 20 miles from the epi center, said her office was shaking like a mofo

[tyketime]

To the people from the West Coast -

I know you're partially joking.

But in all seriousness - we're simply not built to handle earthquakes in any shape or form. So, yes, 5.8 is a big deal.

More importantly - neither are the buildings...

[GrantDawg]

Probable silly rumors: Pentigon has levels flooding. Fire in the Capital building. Washington Monument is tilted.

[DaddyTorgo]

LMAO - people saying they felt it here in Boston - I didn't feel a thing. Although come to think of it I did hear a lot of police sirens I guess around that time.

[larrymcg421]

In the group chat at work, someone says:


earth quake on the east coast




who believes in the coming of the Lord?




This is a sign




are we ready?

[molson]

LMAO - people saying they felt it here in Boston - I didn't feel a thing. Although come to think of it I did hear a lot of police sirens I guess around that time.

People are claiming to have felt it in Cleveland and Toronto. I guess it's possible, that far away it probably makes a difference what kind of building you're in, etc. Some could feel it, some wouldn't.

[Ksyrup]

We have our priorities straight here in Lexington:


Quake rocks Washington area, felt on East Coast (http://www.kentucky.com/2011/08/23/1854754/earthquake-rocks-washington-area.html)

A 5.9 magnitude earthquake centered northwest of Richmond, Va., shook much of Washington, D.C., and was felt as far north as Rhode Island, New York City and Martha's Vineyard, Mass., where President Barack Obama is vacationing.




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[Logan]

To the people from the West Coast -

I know you're partially joking.

But in all seriousness - we're simply not built to handle earthquakes in any shape or form. So, yes, 5.8 is a big deal.

It was also reported at 1km below the surface, which is obviously very, very shallow.

[wade moore]

Reports of a couple of nuclear reactors being taken off line at Lake Anna in VA.

[Easy Mac]

It was also reported at 1km below the surface, which is obviously very, very shallow.

ooh ooh, I got it

What is "What Kris Humphries didn't say on his wedding night"

Take that, Watson.

[tyketime]

In the group chat at work, someone says:

earth quake on the east coast

who believes in the coming of the Lord?

This is a sign

are we ready?
We couldn't get a phone line out to call our sons, so my wife drove home. Apparently our neighbor came running out distressed muttering something about the end of the world...

[Rizon]

Probable silly rumors: Pentigon has levels flooding. Fire in the Capital building. Washington Monument is tilted.

A water pipe actually did burst in the Pentagon.

[gstelmack]

From xkcd:

http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/seismic_waves.png

[GrantDawg]

1:30 hrs in, and finally CNN in talks to someone near the epicenter. Reports several residential collapses have been called in, but no serious injuries so far.

[Rizon]

Reports of a couple of nuclear reactors being taken off line at Lake Anna in VA.

And this is true, too. They were rebooted in Safe Mode with Networking.

[Antmeister]

What is crazy about this quake is how far that 5.9 quake could be felt. On the West Coast, it is not even that often where San Diego can feel a quake that happens in Los Angeles unless the epicenter was in between us. Considering people felt the quake at over 600 miles away is crazy to me since once again it was just a 5.9. In 1994, I was in Los Angeles for the Northridge quake which was a 6.7 and Las Vegas felt a bit of that one (which is a mere 270 miles from the epicenter).

[spleen1015]

I think people are full of shit when it comes to feeling it in Cleveland and Toronto.

[Antmeister]

And wade, yes, I completely understand your fear. Even with being used to those nice little surprises in California, I would be terrified if a 5.9 was part of any major city on the east coast since the building are not equipped for them. So stay safe everyone if you happen to have any aftershocks.

[SackAttack]

Man, I slept through the Northridge quake.

I stand by my assessment. ;)

[Antmeister]

I think people are full of shit when it comes to feeling it in Cleveland and Toronto.

Shock waves from earthquake felt during Indians-Mariners game in Cleveland - The Washington Post (http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/nationals/shock-waves-from-earthquake-felt-during-indians-mariners-game-in-cleveland/2011/08/23/gIQAjBJGZJ_story.html)

Well I don't know about that.

[Antmeister]

Man, I slept through the Northridge quake.

I stand by my assessment. ;)


I couldn't sleep through it because I was on the 10th floor of a building which caused me to be thrown out of bed.

[Easy Mac]

I think people are full of shit when it comes to feeling it in Cleveland and Toronto.

Cleveland is closer to the epicenter than I am, and everyone in my office felt it.

[Easy Mac]

Shock waves from earthquake felt during Indians-Mariners game in Cleveland - The Washington Post (http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/nationals/shock-waves-from-earthquake-felt-during-indians-mariners-game-in-cleveland/2011/08/23/gIQAjBJGZJ_story.html)

Well I don't know about that.

All 25 people had to be scared to death

[SackAttack]

I couldn't sleep through it because I was on the 10th floor of a building which caused me to be thrown out of bed.

My cousin sleeping downstairs got bonked on the head by a bookshelf, and my mother got briefly trapped in bed when the armoire fell on her.

My brother got thrown out of bed and had his door blocked by a falling bookshelf.

I was, literally, the only one in the house who had no idea we'd had an earthquake. I got woken up by car alarms, and it wasn't until one of the first aftershocks hit that the idea penetrated my consciousness at all. Until then, it was like "y'all are crazy, I'm going back to bed. Oh. OH."

[Antmeister]

All 25 people had to be scared to death

C'mon now. I think the fans of the Mariners were scared too. :D

[Rizon]

LOL

hxxp://www.podpocalypse.com/2011/08/23/5-8-earthquake-hits-virgina-and-the-east-coast-hash-tagged-the-dcquake/

[Crapshoot]

5.8? Is that all?

Wimps. ;)

""". Its like Californians given snow tires. :D

[NoSkillz]

I think people are full of shit when it comes to feeling it in Cleveland and Toronto.

Wrong.

I'm an hour south of Toronto just outside Niagara Falls. I was stopped at a traffic light and my car started shaking back and forth for about five seconds.

I thought it was just a ridiculous gust of wind but ten minutes later, when I got back to the office, everyone asked if I felt the earthquake while driving.

[sabotai]

What is crazy about this quake is how far that 5.9 quake could be felt. On the West Coast, it is not even that often where San Diego can feel a quake that happens in Los Angeles unless the epicenter was in between us. Considering people felt the quake at over 600 miles away is crazy to me since once again it was just a 5.9. In 1994, I was in Los Angeles for the Northridge quake which was a 6.7 and Las Vegas felt a bit of that one (which is a mere 270 miles from the epicenter).

There was a seismologist on CNN while I was watching it a bit ago. She explained that the crust on the east coast is old and contiguous, so the energy from the quake traveled much further than it would on the west coast. Since the west coast has so many fault lines, those break up the crust and will stop the energy from traveling very far from the epicenter.

[tyketime]

What's a bit weird to me is how quickly buildings & structures were being called safe for re-entry. I don't even think our building has an emergency plan for earthquakes, or if they do they haven't had to reference that page for many years. There have been isolated cases in Philly/South Jersey with minor building damage. Not sure how "qualified" inspectors have checked it all out in such a short timeframe.

[terpkristin]

I felt it, we'd just gotten into my mom's car and started it up and it started shaking. I asked if that mechanical problem had been going on long...

I'm just glad it happened about an hour AFTER I had my spinal injection this morning...

Apparently the Goddard Space Flight Center closed down today, probably more precautionary. I know around or buildings at the office (I'm out of the office today after the injection) they're reviewing for damage. Some cosmetic issues have been noted, but given that we build hardware to launch into space...

/tk

[King of New York]

Magnitude 5.9 - VIRGINIA (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usc0005ild.html)

So that's about 100-120 miles from where I am at work. Felt it BIG time. I think ones we had like a 2 something in VA and I thought I might have felt it.

There was no mistaking that this was an earthquake. I'm still a bit mentally shaken by it. I think I physically tensed up and my neck is now killing me.

Wild. My house is even closer to the center of it.

All houses in the 'burg are still standing :)

We got a pretty good jolt, though. It didn't last very long, maybe ten seconds, tops, but we were rocking and rolling. Very disorienting.

[MrBug708]

5.8 is nothing to sneeze at with people who aren't used to it. I know i'd be freaked out in a class two hurricane when in reality, that's not such a big one either.

On the other hand, it's odd to hear people tell stories about how they felt the building shake rather than sway or roll, but that could be the lack of ideal earthquake-proof buildings as well.

[Ben E Lou]

Several people started freaking out in the building in Charleston where I am today from feeling it. My wife also texted me that everyone in the conference room in Grand Rapids, MI where she is felt it. Crazy.

[Rizon]

tribeinsider

#Indians are 1-0 this year in games with an #earthquake
20 minutes ago via web from Cleveland, OH

;;;

[illinifan999]

Felt it in Virginia Beach. I've been through a couple when I lived in Southern Illinois so I knew what was going on, but my buddy was freaking out as well as everyone around the apartment complex.

[Antmeister]

There was a seismologist on CNN while I was watching it a bit ago. She explained that the crust on the east coast is old and contiguous, so the energy from the quake traveled much further than it would on the west coast. Since the west coast has so many fault lines, those break up the crust and will stop the energy from traveling very far from the epicenter.

Interesting.

[JediKooter]

To the people from the West Coast -

I know you're partially joking.

But in all seriousness - we're simply not built to handle earthquakes in any shape or form. So, yes, 5.8 is a big deal.

It was definitely meant to be tongue in cheekl.

Trust me, I expect the same ribbing coming our way when we have a blizzard here on the west coast. :)

[MrBug708]

DC earthquake devastation

http://famousdc.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/FamousDC-Earthquake-Devastation.jpg

[JediKooter]

Interesting.

Yup. The faults act as (no pun intended) shock absorbers. This is one of the reasons why San Diego does not have as many strong earthquakes like LA, SF and other parts of California do. San Diego has a ton of faults running through the county.

[Rizon]

JUST saw that picture ....

[Ksyrup]

Record in the region is 5.9 from 1897, in Virginia. So this was fairly big.

[Toddzilla]

The National Cathedral suffered significant damage as several of the spires have broken off and one of the towers is askew.

[Rizon]

USGS summary of the quake

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/pager/events/us/c0005ild/index.html#summary

[OldGiants]

Felt it very strongly in the Chesterfield County government complex. Initial reactions were that something was wrong with the backup generator building construction right outside the door. Then it kept going.

We walked outside and saw all the various public safety uniforms walking around looking puzzled. The trembling stopped, we all said, "You okay?" and seeing nothing wrong, went back inside.

There had been a big emergency preparation meeting for the hurricane that had ended about a half hour before the quake, so most of those folks were out and about and did not pick up on the earthquake because they were driving. When they came back, we were outside and had to clue them in.

Oh well, earthquakes and hurricanes. Where is that End of The World dude when we need him?

[wade moore]

Record in the region is 5.9 from 1897, in Virginia. So this was fairly big.

And I heard on the radio that they may upgrade it to a 6.0.

[wade moore]

Felt it very strongly in the Chesterfield County government complex. Initial reactions were that something was wrong with the backup generator building construction right outside the door. Then it kept going.

We walked outside and saw all the various public safety uniforms walking around looking puzzled. The trembling stopped, we all said, "You okay?" and seeing nothing wrong, went back inside.

There had been a big emergency preparation meeting for the hurricane that had ended about a half hour before the quake, so most of those folks were out and about and did not pick up on the earthquake because they were driving. When they came back, we were outside and had to clue them in.

Oh well, earthquakes and hurricanes. Where is that End of The World dude when we need him?

Heh.. we were having a meeting about the hurricane about 90 minutes beforehand as well ;).

[Rizon]

Seems like the East Coast is just robbin the West Coast. You guys are having a brutal heat wave while we are over here freezing balls. Now you take our earthquakes. What are you leaving us, East Coast, what??

[JediKooter]

Oh and be prepared for aftershocks that can go on for weeks and months.

[Toddzilla]

Seems like the East Coast is just robbin the West Coast. You guys are having a brutal heat wave while we are over here freezing balls. Now you take our earthquakes. What are you leaving us, East Coast, what??cold balls

[wade moore]

Oh and be prepared for aftershocks that can go on for weeks and months.

Yeah, that's what I'm hearing. Someone even said they could be stronger?

[MrBug708]

It's like 100..I'm not sure what the cold wave is...lol

[MrBug708]

Yeah, that's what I'm hearing. Someone even said they could be stronger?

Theoretically, but unlikely

[GrantDawg]

Yeah, that's what I'm hearing. Someone even said they could be stronger?


5% chance. Good chance of something from 4.8 to 5.0 though.

[JediKooter]

Yeah, that's what I'm hearing. Someone even said they could be stronger?

That is true, but, usually they aren't. You'll have the main one and then usually you will have about a half dozen or so that are big, but, not quite as big as the first one. So you'll see something like this:

Main: 5.9
AS: 5.4
AS: 5.6
AS:5.2

(AS = After Shock)

and so on.

So, stock up on some water and batteries, since I'm pretty sure the public services are not equipped to deal with earthquakes back there. Don't turn off your gas (if you have it in your home) unless told to by the gas company. Don't turn it back on if you already turned it off. If another one happens, find a door way or the corner of a room or underneath something very sturdy. Do not run outside. That's where most of the people get hurt by stuff falling on them from buildings, power lines, etc...

[Antmeister]

There was a seismologist on CNN while I was watching it a bit ago. She explained that the crust on the east coast is old and contiguous, so the energy from the quake traveled much further than it would on the west coast. Since the west coast has so many fault lines, those break up the crust and will stop the energy from traveling very far from the epicenter.

Yup. The faults act as (no pun intended) shock absorbers. This is one of the reasons why San Diego does not have as many strong earthquakes like LA, SF and other parts of California do. San Diego has a ton of faults running through the county.


Yeah, I knew the fault lines acted like shock absorbers, and I know California has many, but I guess I am limited in my knowledge of fault lines outside of the state. So like when the epicenter is say closer to Vegas, I don't know how many fault lines prevent it from traveling further.

And wow, I am not sure I would want to experience a large earthquake on the East Coast due to this article (http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/08/23/scitech/main20096181.shtml) which states that smaller structures would actually experience a factor 5 more shaking.

[Comey]

Felt it here in New Haven. First time I've ever actually felt an earthquake.

I, too, felt it in New Haven.

[JediKooter]

Yeah, I knew the fault lines acted like shock absorbers, and I know California has many, but I guess I am limited in my knowledge of fault lines outside of the state. So like when the epicenter is say closer to Vegas, I don't know how many fault lines prevent it from traveling further.

And wow, I am not sure I would want to experience a large earthquake on the East Coast due to this article (http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/08/23/scitech/main20096181.shtml) which states that smaller structures would actually experience a factor 5 more shaking.

For further reading, I suggest reading up on the New Madrid fault. I would not want to be anywhere near St. Louis if that one goes off again like it did in 1811/1812.

[Eaglesfan27]

Felt it very well in Atlantic City - freaked out a lot of my staff. I knew what it was right away, but was shocked to feel one in AC.

[DanGarion]

To the people from the West Coast -

I know you're partially joking.

But in all seriousness - we're simply not built to handle earthquakes in any shape or form. So, yes, 5.8 is a big deal.

Agreed.

[DanGarion]

You know we're not used to this shit when the cell phone networks are all jacked up right now

That happens with anything though.

[M GO BLUE!!!]

20 Stunning Photos Of The Damage Caused By The East Coast Earthquake: Pics, Videos, Links, News (http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/stunning-photos-of-damage-caused-by-the-east-coast)

[sabotai]

A few buildings in Camden, NJ either collapsed or partially collapsed due to the earthquake.

It was an improvement.

[BishopMVP]

LMAO - people saying they felt it here in Boston - I didn't feel a thing. Although come to think of it I did hear a lot of police sirens I guess around that time.I think I might have felt it while home for lunch - my apt building (100 feet from Davis Square) shakes when an 18 wheeler or MBTA goes by above 30mph, and it felt like that, but with no corresponding vehicle. Can't say for certain, and either way I forgot about it within 30 seconds.

[cartman]

This is pretty cool:

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[JonInMiddleGA]

It's a long thread, sorry if this has already been mentioned, but among the casualties from today's earthquake, the Etch-A-Sketch Museum in D.C. is feared to be a complete loss.

[PilotMan]

Well apparently a lot of people felt it here in Cincinnati. I was home all day and I didn't notice at all. I had no idea until some other people were talking about it tonight.

[Galaril]

Along the Colorado New Mexico border the largest earthquake in 40 years a 5.3 occurred late last night.

Minor damage from magnitude-5.3 Colorado quake - The Denver Post (http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_18737351)

[Ksyrup]

All kinds of wrong but...

http://img840.imageshack.us/img840/8389/31468510150294473511506.jpg

Also,:

The first warnings of the earthquake may have occurred at the National Zoo, where officials said some animals seemed to feel it coming before people did. The red ruffed lemurs began “alarm calling” a full 15 minutes before the quake hit, zoo spokeswoman Pamela Baker-Masson said. In the Great Ape House, Iris, an orangutan, let out a guttural holler 10 seconds before keepers felt the quake. The flamingos huddled together in the water seconds before people felt the rumbling. The rheas got excited. And the hooded mergansers — a kind of duck — dashed for the safety of the water.

[Ksyrup]

A meteorologist who runs a site about KY weather tweeted this:

"Tuesday's was strongest east coast earthquake since 1944. Days after that quake a hurricane ran from NC to New England. Same as Irene 4cast! "

[OldGiants]

The animals first idea was real for our friends with golden retrievers. She called last night to say three dogs got up and started to look agitated--usually this means a knock at the door or a deer out back. Then she felt the quake. The dogs really hated it, but, being dogs, immediately calmed down and got back dog stuff.

Oh, yeah and the smell of the Great Dismal Swamp fire is back in the air again this morning. So major fires, hurricanes and earthquakes this week.

http://hamptonroads.com/2011/08/dismal-swamp-fire-officials-prepare-irene

At the least hurricane could help put out the fire.

[wade moore]

At the least hurricane could help put out the fire.

Yeah - that's the positive out of this Hurricane business.

[Rizon]

Late Night Quake Rattles East Bay Residents - News Story - KTVU San Francisco (http://www.ktvu.com/news/28958247/detail.html)

[JediKooter]

Late Night Quake Rattles East Bay Residents - News Story - KTVU San Francisco (http://www.ktvu.com/news/28958247/detail.html)

Didn't feel a thing...

[Rizon]

Didn't feel a thing...

Me either.

[CraigSca]

Pfft...a 3.6?! Lame. :)

[Rizon]

Pfft...a 3.6?! Lame. :)

wtf. In all actuality and seriousness this 3.6 probably moved the water glass sitting on the table on my side of the bed by about 3cm. I could have easily reached for where I thought the water was and tipped it over onto my dog who sleeps next to the table. Dog would have then freaked out and jumped on the bed and probably smashed my nuts, preventing me from having any more children. So this is pretty serious.

[Crapshoot]

Late Night Quake Rattles East Bay Residents - News Story - KTVU San Francisco (http://www.ktvu.com/news/28958247/detail.html)

OH NOES! Lets shut down everything :D. There was another 4.2 today in central California.

[Rizon]

We just had another decent sized one.

[JediKooter]

Damn. Didn't feel that one either. WTF?

I wonder if Lex Luthor has anything to do with this?

[GrantDawg]

Damn. Didn't feel that one either. WTF?


Your world is always rocking, and you are used to it.

[Rizon]

Another 3.6. So that's two 3.6's in less than 12 hours. Suck that East Coast!


* I didn't feel either of these.

[JediKooter]

Your world is always rocking, and you are used to it.

That is true. Can't see the forest through the trees. :D

[JediKooter]

Another 3.6. So that's two 3.6's in less than 12 hours. Suck that East Coast!


* I didn't feel either of these.

So that's like what? 7.2 combined? I KID, I KID!!

[Rizon]

So that's like what? 7.2 combined? I KID, I KID!!

AND 23.3 over the last 12 hours, counting aftershocks.

[tyketime]

I'll see your 3.6 and raise you an Irene!

[JediKooter]

AND 23.3 over the last 12 hours, counting aftershocks.

Looks like 2012 is coming a year early.

[Rizon]

I'll see your 3.6 and raise you an Irene!

Fold.

[JediKooter]

Suck it Washington DC!!

Strong 6.8-magnitude quake shakes central Peru - Yahoo! News (http://news.yahoo.com/strong-6-8-magnitude-quake-shakes-central-peru-180732820.html)

[DanGarion]

So that's like what? 7.2 combined? I KID, I KID!!

No no no, 12.96, remember it's exponential!

[JediKooter]

No no no, 12.96, remember it's exponential!

I was never good at that kind of math.

[JediKooter]

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[gstelmack]

Ha, I KNEW global warming would make it's way in here:


CNN: What caused the earthquake that shook the East Coast?
Rowena Lohman: There are two likely culprits: the motion of tectonic plates past each other, and the melting of large ice sheets and glaciers that used to cover North America during the last ice age around 14,000 years ago. When the ice sheet was on top of North America, it pressed down on the Earth's crust, causing it to sink lower. Since the ice melted and that weight was removed, the crust has been slowly rebounding back to its normal position, and that motion causes earthquakes.

[CrimsonFox]

3364

[JPhillips]

Ha, I KNEW global warming would make it's way in here:

She's not talking about global warming. Don't tell me that scientists saying we're no in an ice age are liars now.

[gstelmack]

She's not talking about global warming. Don't tell me that scientists saying we're no in an ice age are liars now.

I was tongue-in-cheek on that one, sorry missed the smiley.

[digamma]

Supposedly we just had a 4.2 a little north of LA. I didn't feel it at all.

[Draft Dodger]

Supposedly we just had a 4.2 a little north of LA. I didn't feel it at all.

that's what she said