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Forum Dad
 United States
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Shook my whole house for about 15 seconds!
Here's the bizarre part... All my cats knew it was coming about 2 minutes before it hit. They all woke up and jumped down from there perches and met in the living room all looking jittery.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10045 Posts |
USGS says it was a 5.9--a serious quake in areas without seismic retrofitting, particularly for brick structures. Good idea to check your chimneys...you wouldn't want it coming through the roof from an aftershock.
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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WOW.. That's scary, everyone O.K.?
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Moderator
United States
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Personally, I missed it. Everyone in the building is buzzing about it, besides the two guys I share this office with (we had no idea). Local news is jabbering about it.
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Moderator
United States
14463 Posts |
on another site friends reported feeling it in Georgia, but I didn't feel anything.
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Moderator
United States
14463 Posts |
EDIT someone already posted the magnitude
Edited by Fuzzy317
08/23/2011 2:35 pm
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Valued Member
Canada
235 Posts |
Oh my, felt that here in Toronto too.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4212 Posts |
Calm, hot and dusty in Idaho.
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Rest in Peace
United States
7075 Posts |
bobby131313-- Last time we had a tremor my cats knew about it for a few minutes before it happened. They woke me in the night and I couldn't figure out why until I felt the house rattle a bit. I still have one cat and he lets me know when there's a thunderstorm coming while it is still 50 miles away. I could go on but the cat has no interest in coins at all. LOL
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Felt the earthquake really good here in eastern NC...now we are just waiting for the hurricane this weekend! This is the first earthquake I have ever experienced.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4778 Posts |
Does anyone know the last time an earthquake hit that region?
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Forum Dad
 United States
24161 Posts |
I remember a tremor in Delaware County PA about 40 years ago.
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Valued Member
United States
203 Posts |
Last time something hit was probably in 2002/2003. I live and work about 30 miles from where it hit, whole place was shaking like crazy and a loud rumbling was heard. We were evacuated for about 45 minutes until they cleared the building.
Edit, last time a 5.9 hit was in 1897 or so a co-worker tells me.
Edited by slowaltima
08/23/2011 3:26 pm
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Valued Member
United States
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I don't pretend to know much about building codes in the eastern US, but it sounds like, based on what I have heard so far, that there was no serious damage or injuries. Whew!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Yup felt it here in Schenectady! Upstate, how far away are you from albany?
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Posted 08/23/2011 2:27 pm
