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Aug 23, 2011, 01:24 PM
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Felt like the bottom of the whole house was shaking. Brass figures fell off the window sill. I thought the house was blowing up. Weird, instead of running, I froze. lol... Puppy ran tho. I was scared out of my bee gees..
Had no idea what happened. Then I thought a low flying airplane. Or a hugh truck passed by......... Turned out we had a 5.9 magnitude earthquake........ Which never happens in this place of the world.. Except for a few years ago, we had a smaller one, that just shook the house for a min.. weird ..scary... ooo those poor folks that had major earthquakes... what a sooooooooooo very scary feeling......and the sound in itself is frightening........... |
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Aug 23, 2011, 01:49 PM
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My friend just called me up. he lives right up the road and felt it as well.
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Aug 23, 2011, 02:01 PM
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Aug 23, 2011, 02:03 PM
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(((radio flyer)))
 - yes I saw this mentioned in another thread. I've only experienced a small one 25 yrs ago. It is scary and I'm sorry it scared you.
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Aug 23, 2011, 02:23 PM
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How scary!!! Glad you're alright!
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Aug 23, 2011, 02:53 PM
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thanks gma
 Poor puppy. He was afraid too. He kept looking at me as to what to do and all I could do was just stand there. lol... When it was over had to give puppy big hugggggggs..
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Aug 23, 2011, 03:00 PM
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Yep..right there with ya!!! I was outside in Fairfax Va. and my patio chair rocked back and forth like a Disney ride. Never was in an earthquake before. It was scary!
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Aug 23, 2011, 03:04 PM
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thanks lynn...
Just saw where an earthquake hit Colorado yesterday.. WOW...
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Aug 23, 2011, 03:09 PM
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thanks sabrina..
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Aug 23, 2011, 03:12 PM
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You felt it too missbelle. Very scary especially when you don't know what is happening. But then if I knew it was an earthquake, I'd would have been even more scared.. Glad you are ok...
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Aug 23, 2011, 03:18 PM
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((missbelle)) and ((radioflyer)) - happy you're both safe.
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Aug 23, 2011, 04:46 PM
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Felt the quake here in NYC big time! No damage though it lasted for close to 30 seconds. My building is on landfill and the ground really shook; it felt like it was much closer than Virginia! It's easy to confirm if shaking is related to an earthquake, just go to www.usgs.gov (website for the U.S. Geological Survey). The quake was posted within a few minutes.
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Aug 23, 2011, 05:22 PM
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I am in Phila and felt it big time! The building shook like jelly in a jar! This is the second one for me and I do not like it! It shakes me up big time! Have to have a long talk with my HP.
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Aug 23, 2011, 06:07 PM
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I felt it too, but thought it was just a truck or something until my bf Googled it and told me it was an actual earthquake. I'm in central Pennsylvania, so it wasn't strong here like in Virginia.
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Aug 23, 2011, 07:03 PM
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Mother Nature's dyspepsia lead to an eructation or singultus with a magnitude of 5.9. It is hard to imagine the power of the 9.0 magnitude earthquake that hit Japan on March 11th.
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Aug 23, 2011, 08:46 PM
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And it all depends on the actual depth of the quake too and if it was a "roller" or "shaker". Sometimes than can be heard before they are felt.
Hope you're safe and get under the door frame if there's another! |
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Aug 23, 2011, 08:57 PM
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I guess the quake was a roller so I am told. I went up in the apartment and found pics on floor and two candles. I know cats were not impressed when those two candles hit the floor!!!
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Aug 23, 2011, 09:17 PM
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I heard on the radio when I was driving that people in tall office buildings felt it all the way up here in Toronto, but I didn't feel anything. Had one aboout this time last year too that shook me up pretty bad.
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