Pags Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 5.9 or 6.0. Seems to have hit DC area, but we felt it here in NJ. That's VERY strong for the East Coast. Our entire house shook. The table was shaking up and down, chandeliers swinging, the pool water swaying, some small stuff fell from furniture. COOL! Newark Airport is closed. Cell service is down. NUTS!! I hope everyone is okay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushlady23 Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Same thing happened in Baltimore, but all seems to be well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost In Xanadu Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Have family in Greenbelt - texted them and they said they are all ok. Be safe, and hope everyone is ok! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pags Posted August 23, 2011 Author Share Posted August 23, 2011 I'm amazed there hasn't been damage reported. This area is NOT equipped to withstand a 5.9. Let's hope there aren't structural issues detected. I've heard (who knows what is true) but I've heard on the news that there is concern the Washington Monument is tilting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teababe27 Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 I didn't feel it. I feel like the only one on the east coast who hasn't. Now I feel sad because I missed out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushlady23 Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 It was a pretty good shake here, a really strange feeling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost In Xanadu Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 My sis-in-law said they evacuated her office in fear of aftershocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReRushed Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 I felt it. It felt like a wave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeddyRulz Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 We felt it all the way up here in Albany. I'm in a tall building, and we got the hell out. Just got back to my desk. First tremor, I thought it was my overweight supervisor walking by again. She's shaken the floor before. Second and third tremor, I headed for the stairs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pags Posted August 23, 2011 Author Share Posted August 23, 2011 I owe an apology to one of my daughters. I thought she was shaking the kitchen table with her legs and got annoyed with her when she wouldn't stop. Then I realized everything else was shaking too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metaldad Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 My parents who live 25 min from me felt it My wife who is working in N.J. felt it I felt Nothing Hope everyone is o.k. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandDesigner Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 I'm in southern NJ and I honestly thought it was my lawn mower acting up. Had no idea it was a quake till my neighbor told me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
go2wrk@95974 Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Yeah, and they're saying it's a 5.8, which is barely felt in California..Truth be known--more like a 6.5 or 7.0. USGS routinely downgrades Quakes,then tells the media. They wouldn't be evacuating buildings with a 5.9... Washington Mon. Leaning? doesn't happen with a 5.9 Think about it....seriously.They're lyin' thru their teeth. Everyone on the East coast: Stay safe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1-0-0-1-0-0-1 Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 So I wasn't imagining things! I was in my office and I thought I felt a shake, and then I watched my open office door moving about an inch back and forth all by itself for about a minute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost In Xanadu Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 QUOTE (go2wrk@95974 @ Aug 23 2011, 02:16 PM) Yeah, and they're saying it's a 5.8, which is barely felt in California..Truth be known--more like a 6.5 or 7.0. USGS routinely downgrades Quakes,then tells the media. They wouldn't be evacuating buildings with a 5.9... Washington Mon. Leaning? doesn't happen with a 5.9 Think about it....seriously.They're lyin' thru their teeth. Everyone on the East coast: Stay safe. How do we know for sure it was even an "earthquake"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
circumstantial tree Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 (edited) QUOTE (go2wrk@95974 @ Aug 23 2011, 03:16 PM) Yeah, and they're saying it's a 5.8, which is barely felt in California..Truth be known--more like a 6.5 or 7.0. USGS routinely downgrades Quakes,then tells the media. They wouldn't be evacuating buildings with a 5.9... Washington Mon. Leaning? doesn't happen with a 5.9 Think about it....seriously.They're lyin' thru their teeth. Everyone on the East coast: Stay safe. a lie in Washington? Say it ain't so! I didn't feel anything up here in Boston so I am not sure it was felt this far up the coast. Any others in this area feel it? My mother said she didn't feel it in NC, but a few other people in my hometown did, so I can't help but wonder if a tremor can be that site specific? edit: and Rocky Mount, NC (my hometown) is a 1.5 hours drive from Richmond. Edited August 23, 2011 by circumstantial tree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
go2wrk@95974 Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 QUOTE (Lost In Xanadu @ Aug 23 2011, 12:19 PM) QUOTE (go2wrk@95974 @ Aug 23 2011, 02:16 PM) Yeah, and they're saying it's a 5.8, which is barely felt in California..Truth be known--more like a 6.5 or 7.0. USGS routinely downgrades Quakes,then tells the media. They wouldn't be evacuating buildings with a 5.9... Washington Mon. Leaning? doesn't happen with a 5.9 Think about it....seriously.They're lyin' thru their teeth. Everyone on the East coast: Stay safe. How do we know for sure it was even an "earthquake"? Its on the USGS site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lerxster Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
librarian Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 I'm here in at work (NY) IM-ing my mom who is in NC, and she writes, I just felt a tremor under my feet and I wrote back - I thought I was having a panic attack because my monitor was slightly moving and I didn't know why! the hanging sign by the movie collection squeaked - never did that before! It was a "what were you doing when..." moment. Hope everyone is okay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeddyRulz Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apetersvt Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 QUOTE (librarian @ Aug 23 2011, 02:42 PM) It was a "what were you doing when..." moment. Definately. Scariest thing was the lack of cell phone coverage. Not being able to check on the kids to make sure they were okay and not freaking out was definately the worst part. North Anna nuclear reactor is real damn close to Mineral. I hope everything is okay there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColdFireYYZ Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 I felt it here in Connecticut. It wasn't too strong but it was noticeable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
circumstantial tree Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 my mother tried called me and she couldn't get through. She did say though that in her office she could here the building creaking, but she didn't think anything of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mara Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 QUOTE (apetersvt @ Aug 23 2011, 03:50 PM) QUOTE (librarian @ Aug 23 2011, 02:42 PM) It was a "what were you doing when..." moment. Definately. Scariest thing was the lack of cell phone coverage. Not being able to check on the kids to make sure they were okay and not freaking out was definately the worst part. North Anna nuclear reactor is real damn close to Mineral. I hope everything is okay there. I've read elsewhere that North Anna was promptly shut down. Nothing here. Did anyone's pets start acting up just prior? On another board where I'm active, many of the members are reporting "Dog Earthquake Alert Systems"! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
circumstantial tree Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 My dog was lying on the couch. Mineral, VA is around where the fictional Walton's Mountain is located ("The Waltons" TV series). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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