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Just experienced my first earthquake
08-23-2011, 12:01 PM
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Just experienced my first earthquake
DC just got hit by a minor earthquake. The whole house shook. Scared the heck out of the dogs. Never felt one before so at first I thought a bomb might have hit the Capitol or something. Doesn't sound like much damage from the news.
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08-23-2011, 12:03 PM
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Magnitude 5.8 according to CNN. Is it really considered minor?
Glad you're safe.
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08-23-2011, 12:03 PM
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I'm watching the CNN coverage of the quake. Time out from covering the fighting in Tripoli. Quite a day.
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08-23-2011, 12:04 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by donheff
DC just got hit by a minor earthquake. The whole house shook. Scared the heck out of the dogs. Never felt one before so at first I thought a bomb might have hit the Capitol or something. Doesn't sound like much damage from the news.
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Maybe that will shake some sense into that bunch up there. Oh yeah, they're all on vacation...
Glad it was only a rumbler and not a tumbler.
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08-23-2011, 12:05 PM
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Here's a link to the usgs data: Magnitude 5.8 - VIRGINIA
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08-23-2011, 12:20 PM
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China closet rattled a bit. Nothing more than if a big truck would come by (although that would never happen, since we live off the beaten path).
DW called. They had a few cabinet doors at w*ork open/close on their own (she's about 3 miles away), and we're about 50 miles north of Phila (home of flash mobs that cause more damage than any immediate earthquake can )
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08-23-2011, 12:22 PM
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It's kind of a sad commentary on the state of the world that you thought the trembling was the result of a bomb going off.
Sigh.....
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08-23-2011, 12:53 PM
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Experiencing your first earthquake can be scary.
I've experienced several while I lived in MO. The first quake I experienced, I was 10 years old and sitting on the toilet.
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08-23-2011, 01:07 PM
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DH and I are in the DC area. First thing I thought was terrorist attack.
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08-23-2011, 01:07 PM
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The first one I experienced was when I was 16 years old and in the back of a Chevy.
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08-23-2011, 01:08 PM
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This is the third one I have been through here in MD, though the worst.
One cat didn't care, one cat got weird.
It felt like a fleet of big trucks drove down the street, but it got everyone's attention.
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08-23-2011, 01:11 PM
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My first earthquake was actually a volcanic eruption. I was living on the island of Guadeloupe when the La Soufriere volcano rumbled into life. It was a scary few weeks, because they thought the island was going to blow up.
I was doing my taxes when I felt the 2nd quake. I thought I was passing out and was all set to blame it on the Canadian government.
All in all, I preferred the volcano.
Nui
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08-23-2011, 01:11 PM
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08-23-2011, 01:20 PM
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08-23-2011, 01:22 PM
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Originally Posted by FrankZ
This is the third one I have been through here in MD, though the worst.
One cat didn't care, one cat got weird.
It felt like a fleet of big trucks drove down the street, but it got everyone's attention.
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Hi FrankZ, welcome to the forum. Looks like it took an earthquake to get you here. Anyway, stop by here and tell us a little about yourself.
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08-23-2011, 01:24 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by donheff
DC just got hit by a minor earthquake. The whole house shook. Scared the heck out of the dogs. Never felt one before so at first I thought a bomb might have hit the Capitol or something. Doesn't sound like much damage from the news.
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Same here donheff. Didn't know what the heck it was. I'm in southeastern Virginia...about and hour and a half from the epicenter. Blinds swung against windows, kitchen chandelier was swinging a bit, felt the house swaying.....etc. Nothing major but it was odd. An earthquake never crossed my mind.
Dominion has brought down the North Anna and Surry nuclear plant as a precaution. I'm sure you heard about that on CNN.
As we all have an eye out for Hurricane Irene.:
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08-23-2011, 01:34 PM
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I was surprised how widely it was felt. I understand that we have one big plate out east and it reacts to a quake like a gong striking a bell -- it rings all through. On the west coast there are numerous substantial faults that absorb some of the tremors so the intensity falls off more rapidly.
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08-23-2011, 01:45 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by donheff
DC just got hit by a minor earthquake. The whole house shook. Scared the heck out of the dogs. Never felt one before so at first I thought a bomb might have hit the Capitol or something. Doesn't sound like much damage from the news.
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When I read the title of the thread, I thought it was about the Colorado earthquake, the largest Colorado quake in 40 years. Can these be related?
Largest Colorado Quake Since 1967 Shakes Homes - ABC News
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08-23-2011, 01:55 PM
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08-23-2011, 01:58 PM
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This is quite the coincidence. I have no idea. The one in Virginia measured 5.9 . We'll have to wait and see if the experts tie them together...
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