GoodTurns
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wow! my first REAL quake 5.8 scary, exciting, glad its over!
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Toni
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I felt it in New Jersey!! I never wanted to feel another earthquake in my life!!! It was 5.8 centered in Virginia. I hope Bruce is ok? BRUCE???
Andrew_K99
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We just felt it here too!! We only feel them maybe once a year ... this was the most I have ever felt it in Southern Ontario.
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seamus7227
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HOLY SMOKES!!
Andrew_K99
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ohiococonut
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I didn't feel a thing :frown:
seamus7227
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they just talked about it on the radio!
PTownSubbie
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I work in a concrete building.....never felt anything like that before! Man, concrete can really move.
Norfolk area shook pretty good!
Norfolk area shook pretty good!
nsfr1206
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My mom in New York City felt it.
pfde4
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Felt it in Rhode Island.
TomW
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Son in law in Ithaca NY felt it.
GoodTurns
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earthquake today, got a hurricane scheduled for this weekend.... we got any volcanoes on the east coast?
snyiper
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Southern MD hit tooo after shock in about a hour!!!!
PTownSubbie
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Don't do us in Jon....That hurricane is going right over us on Sunday Morning! No volcanoes please!!
Toni
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no more..... Its not my fault!! Honest I did not bring them with me!!!
pensmyth
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Felt it here!
nativewooder
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We've been praying for a long time for a Class 5 Hurricane just for D. C. and the 535!!! Sorry about the rest of you neophytes!:redface:
leehljp
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LOL :biggrin: Reminds me of the '70s, I think when a UCLA professor and geology students found three new minor faults in the LA area. These new faults were named "My Fault, Your Fault, and McHenry's Fault (after the professor).
The Virginia quake has been initially listed as being very shallow and that contributed considerably to the shaking
I got used to experiencing many quakes in Japan over the years but most of theirs are 30 to 60K deep. They still shake, but the that depth greatly disperses destructive energy over a wider area at the surface. A shallow 5.9 is nothing to laugh at, especially in an area where quake codes haven't been put into place for serious quakes.
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titan2
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All quite here in Cali.....now you know a little bit of what it's like! :yawn:
Felt it here but all okay. Had to evacuate building to check for gas leaks but back to normal.
Welcome home Toni!!
Welcome home Toni!!
warreng8170
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Felt it down here in Charlotte as well.
GoodTurns
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couple folks here had more than gas leaks!!!!
I'm located about 30 miles from Ithaca. We felt it.
AceMrFixIt
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I miss all the fun.....
glycerine
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Apparently EVERYONE felt it!
nsfr1206
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I didn't.
Jerryconn
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Got a pretty good shake here as well!. Like Good Turns, I felt my 1st quake!
Chuck Key
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Just a small tsunami in the grand daughters wading pool in the back yard here in Richmond, VA
Leviblue
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Supposedly people here in Raleigh, NC felt it in our building. I didn't!
Russianwolf
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Felt it.
1st thought: a truck backed into the loading dock.
lasted more than 2 seconds
2nd thought: a bomb
last more than 10 seconds
3rd thought: big bomb brought down a building, or this is an earthquake...... hold it, I don't live in Cali anymore.
The previous record for the DC area was a 2.8, so a 5.9 is a big upgrade.
Our building evacuated and they just announce train service restored so I get to go home.
Lillian felt it in Martinsburg too.
1st thought: a truck backed into the loading dock.
lasted more than 2 seconds
2nd thought: a bomb
last more than 10 seconds
3rd thought: big bomb brought down a building, or this is an earthquake...... hold it, I don't live in Cali anymore.
The previous record for the DC area was a 2.8, so a 5.9 is a big upgrade.
Our building evacuated and they just announce train service restored so I get to go home.
Lillian felt it in Martinsburg too.
TomW
Member
I was in the Sylmar earthquake in 1971 (6.6 which killed 65 people). Lots of damage. I've been around a few more (both in California and Alaska) since, and still get sick to my stomach when the news comes in. Glad everyone is ok.
Tom
Tom
Jerryconn
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:biggrin:
Woodlvr
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Colorado had one this AM I believe. Glad you are all ok. Sure You didn't, Tony
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:biggrin:felt but not much
Central DE. I happened to be watching TV and felt my chair shaking -- I thought one of the dogs was leaning on it and scratching or something.
Central DE. I happened to be watching TV and felt my chair shaking -- I thought one of the dogs was leaning on it and scratching or something.
wolftat
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I was on the toilet, thought it was the mexican food.
Jerryconn
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Woodlvr
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Were you sitting in it Jerry? How bad are you hurt?
bitshird
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So now every place wants to grow up and be like California?? Quakes suck.
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Jerryconn
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Were you sitting in it Jerry? How bad are you hurt?
Nothing serious, lost a whole bubba cup of sweet tea though. :wink: