OT: earthquake discussion - no jokes, please!

**The Excellector** · 08-23-2011, 02:15 PM

My dog was too nervous to sit down.

**AirFlacco** · 08-23-2011, 02:15 PM

WJZ said their tv monitors were shaking and antennas and people ran out of the
bldg.

Union station in DC shook and guy said it was very shaky.

Baltimore police said no disruptions to police.

**Jayc00** · 08-23-2011, 02:15 PM

My whole building was shaking...It was crazy.

**Corey** · 08-23-2011, 02:16 PM

Originally Posted by BIGBALL

Why yes I did sir! I work 5 minutes from APG, so I thought it may have come from there. Next think I know, my wife calls me and says "Where the hell did that earthquake come from?!" Wild stuff! I heard they could feel it through Richmond?!

Try the Carolina's buddy.

**The Excellector** · 08-23-2011, 02:16 PM

I bet they'll think twice about making these cheap buildings these days now. Then again, maybe they won't.

**moose10101** · 08-23-2011, 02:18 PM

At first we thought a large truck was going by. Then it picked up and felt like 3rd Army tank brigade was in the parking lot. That's as strong an earthquake as I need to experience.

**moose10101** · 08-23-2011, 02:19 PM

Originally Posted by Corey

Try the Carolina's buddy.

And up to Toronto. East coast quakes travel a lot farther than the Cali quakes.

**NCRAVEN** · 08-23-2011, 02:22 PM

Had a friend who felt it in GEORGIA!

**BLSmokey** · 08-23-2011, 02:24 PM

Originally Posted by AirFlacco

3.7 miles deep which is deep according to wjz

The earthquake’s epicenter was between Charlottesville and Richmond, Va., the USGS reported. It was a very shallow quake, 3.7 miles deep, which would explain why it was so widely felt.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44245009...ake/?GT1=43001

:celery

**Corey** · 08-23-2011, 02:25 PM

Can we merge the two EQ threads? Hard to follow both.

**TL24x7** · 08-23-2011, 02:26 PM

Glad this didn't happen on Thursday night.

**Flipping Birdie** · 08-23-2011, 02:27 PM

Tall bookshelves around me definitely wobbled. It was significant enough I was genuinely scared there for a couple of seconds and hightailed it to a doorway.