EARTHQUAKE!

shadzar · Post by **shadzar** » Tue Aug 23, 2011 6:18 pm

well that 5.9 that just hit Richmond Virgina, and shook the whole East Coast, literally scared the shit out of me,....well maybe not since i was already on the toilet at the time

where were you when it happened?

so far @20 minutes later and no aftershocks, but looking for them now.

and here i was all wondering about Hurricane Irene then this.

RobbyPants · Post by **RobbyPants** » Tue Aug 23, 2011 7:09 pm

I was outside at the time and didn't notice anything, but I live in Michigan. Supposedly the building shook.

Neeeek · Post by **Neeeek** » Tue Aug 23, 2011 7:16 pm

In California, mildly amused at the panic over an earthquake that a lot if people here would regard as small.

Doom · Post by **Doom** » Tue Aug 23, 2011 7:43 pm

In Louisiana, just crossing my fingers that Irene pays a visit.

erik · Post by **erik** » Tue Aug 23, 2011 7:48 pm

I noticed nothing in Indiana. But I was probably trying to sleep.

Josh_Kablack · Post by **Josh_Kablack** » Tue Aug 23, 2011 8:03 pm

It went from a "what the hell is Darcy doing downstairs?" to "Oh shit, this old house is shaking, run" to "wait, was that an earthquake or was the neighbor being an idiot with a power tool again" in the course of about 10 seconds here.

shadzar · Post by **shadzar** » Tue Aug 23, 2011 9:08 pm

Neeeek wrote:In California, mildly amused at the panic over an earthquake that a lot if people here would regard as small.

oh i have been watching the news the whole time, and you can't buy this kind of comedy at the people worried "what to do now?"

up get on with your lives, cause the people will let insurance cover it.

it is funny the people on the news acting all scared when the only negative effect for MANY/MOST is cellphones got congested and you couldnt call anybody due to people panicking.

tzor · Post by **tzor** » Tue Aug 23, 2011 9:13 pm

I was in the company cafeteria getting the coffee machine to pour hot water for my tulsi / peppermint tea. At first I thought the cabinet was loose then I realized that the whole place was moving. I was like I was on a boat. It went for a while. Then we all started to evacuate. Cell phone service went from spotty to not working. Finally, after much waiting the inspectors were satisfied that we could reenter the building and get our belongings and work from home. Don't know if the office will be open tomorrow.

So far everything is quiet. They haven't called off the local ballgame so I'm going there for the evening.

Cynic · Post by **Cynic** » Tue Aug 23, 2011 11:17 pm

I didn't even feel anything... My wife called and told me that we were in the middle of an earthquake. Apparently I fail my spot check when it comes to earthquakes.

I have apparently been in 3 earthquakes and I never noticed anything.

I think this is just people falling down and trying to save face by calling it an "earthquake."

I call Shenanigans.

DSMatticus · Post by **DSMatticus** » Tue Aug 23, 2011 11:19 pm

Southeast Ohio, didn't notice a thing. Kind of disappointed.

fectin · Post by **fectin** » Tue Aug 23, 2011 11:53 pm

Maryland, a bit under 100 miles from the epicenter.
It was a bit more noticeable from the second floor. The main shock felt like we were moving a couple cm back and forth. Exciting, but overall more disruptive than anything else.

edit:sp

Count Arioch the 28th · Wed Aug 24, 2011 12:22 am

I didn't notice, I was taking a shit. About 50-60 miles from epicenter.

Avoraciopoctules · Post by **Avoraciopoctules** » Wed Aug 24, 2011 12:40 am

There was an earthquake? I was either in Oakland or Hayward when this happened, didn't notice anything like that. Must not have been the city-leveling horror that looking at the San Andreas Fault usually brings to the imagination.
EDIT: Oh, it was in another state. Never mind then.

CatharzGodfoot · Post by **CatharzGodfoot** » Wed Aug 24, 2011 1:19 am

Was about 150 miles from the epicenter. Didn't even occur to me that it was an earthquake; figured the people in a neighboring apartment were doing something odd.

Apparently even weak earthquakes are felt over a huge area on the East Coast.

name_here · Post by **name_here** » Wed Aug 24, 2011 3:08 am

Maybe a hundred miles from the epicenter, sitting and reading. Thought process went something like this:

1. Oh, the dryer just turned on
2. Wait, the whole house is shaking
3. Earthquake, I should stand in a doorway
4. Wait, this is the east coast, it can't be more than 4.5, I think I'll just sit here until it passes.

Grek · Post by **Grek** » Wed Aug 24, 2011 3:11 am

Was in Houston, did not notice anything at all.

Darth Rabbitt · Post by **Darth Rabbitt** » Wed Aug 24, 2011 4:13 am

Didn't notice it up here in Massachusetts, either.

Avoraciopoctules · Post by **Avoraciopoctules** » Wed Aug 24, 2011 6:38 am

Okay, this time the quake was in my vicinity. Literally seconds ago. I felt the whole house quiver, and I think I heard something light-sounding fall over.

Maxus · Post by **Maxus** » Wed Aug 24, 2011 8:59 am

CatharzGodfoot wrote:Was about 150 miles from the epicenter. Didn't even occur to me that it was an earthquake; figured the people in a neighboring apartment were doing something odd.

Apparently even weak earthquakes are felt over a huge area on the East Coast.

The middle of the East Coast is pretty much a solid piece, thanks to the Appalachians. The rock is a better medium for transmitting the energy, since it doesn't flex as much. There may be dirt on the top, but there's rock if you go down far enough underneath it, thanks to how all that formed (several pieces of land piled up on that side over time. Sort of like the Rockies, just like, oh, say, sort of like a piece of granite is like Stone Mountain. The Rockies are -insane-).

This is just an idea of mine, based on what I know from geology classes, but I'm almost certain sedimentary/softer soil mutes earthquake waves over a distance. If a 5.8 earthquake happened in the middle of Alabama, I doubt I, at the southern end of the state, would notice it, because the dirt the waves would have to go through to reach me would dampen the force some. Can't see how it could not lose some energy that way.

Kaelik · Post by **Kaelik** » Wed Aug 24, 2011 10:29 am

I made my saving throw, and kept playing Deus Ex.

RobbyPants · Post by **RobbyPants** » Wed Aug 24, 2011 12:52 pm

Cynic wrote: I have apparently been in 3 earthquakes and I never noticed anything.

There was one a few years ago that baaaarely could be noticed where I lived. It happened while I was sleeping. I could feel the bed gently vibrating, but I would have probably slept through it if it weren't for the mirror rattling in the metal frame.

We have our laundry machines on the upper floor just on the opposite side of one of the bedroom walls, so the floor will vibrate more with just the washer running. Luckily for me, I've never been in a big earthquake.

Blicero · Post by **Blicero** » Thu Aug 25, 2011 3:46 am

Central Ohio, didn't feel a thing. My sister sez that people felt it in Eastern Cleveland, though.

Hicks · Post by **Hicks** » Thu Aug 25, 2011 6:38 am

At home and staring down the New Madrid fault line, didn't feel a thing. Fun fact: my family is from the bay area, California, and my dad won't get out of bed for any quake less than 7.2.

Draco_Argentum · Post by **Draco_Argentum** » Thu Aug 25, 2011 7:45 am

Kaelik wrote:I made my saving throw, and kept playing Deus Ex.

I'm suprised the earthquake was noticeable while you were player DX.

tzor · Post by **tzor** » Thu Aug 25, 2011 3:31 pm

So let's see, Earthquake, hurricane arriving around Sunday, I mean what could possibly happen today? This monring? Before I head out to work.

BANG BANG

The whole neighborhood came outdoors. My first thought was that since I heard a jet noise afterwards that it was a sonic boom from a jet breaking the sound barrier (in the process of slowing down). Turns out I was correct.

FAA: Military aircraft caused 'sonic boom' in eastern Suffolk

(08/25/11) WOODBURY – The FAA says a military aircraft, an F-15, caused a ‘sonic boom’ noise across eastern Suffolk County this morning.

Officials say the aircraft experienced a pressurization problem and made a rapid descent going to about 10,000 feet. The incident happened around 8:45 a.m.

Viewers in Yaphank, Manorville, Ridge, Wading River, Miller Place, Shirley and other towns east in Brookhaven Town say it was a very loud noise that shook their house.