If this things a shakin'... [Archive]

TKGAngel

08-23-11, 02:36 PM

People felt it up here as well. Initial reports were that Terry Pegula's wallet had just fallen out of his pocket, but those were soon proven false. :)

I guess there was an earthquake in Denver this morning, too!

Elmo T

08-23-11, 02:49 PM

I was out on an inspection in a local school and did not feel it. My office apparently shook so much they evacuated. :saywhat:

Gnam

08-23-11, 02:53 PM

Hurricane Irene projected to hit DC on Sunday.

Locusts can't be far behind...

nrc

08-23-11, 02:58 PM

There was an earthquake in Colorado the other day as well. Maybe we'll get to see an eruption at Yellowstone. :gomer:

dando

08-23-11, 03:24 PM

Oh the calamity!

http://jmckinley.posterous.com/dc-earthquake-devastation

:gomer:

-Kevin

Elmo T

08-23-11, 03:39 PM

Oh the calamity!

-Kevin

:thumbup::thumbup:

extramundane

08-23-11, 04:10 PM

don't come a knockin'. 5.9 quake near DC, felt all along the east coast and apparently here as well. :eek:

-Kevin

In the thriving metropolis of Mineral, VA- 40 miles west of my office. Local media seems almost let down that it was neither a terrorist act nor has it resulted in North Anna nuke crapping itself a la Japan.

I signed up for hurricanes and oppressive humidity; earthquakes weren't supposed to be part of the deal. And we might get a two-fer with Irene headed our way as well. Looks like I picked the wrong week to stop sniffing glue. :irked:

Gnam

08-23-11, 04:21 PM

Leaning Tower of Columbia. Reports that the Washington Monument is no longer on the level. :eek:

http://www.washingtontimes.com/blog/watercooler/2011/aug/23/picket-fnc-reports-washington-monument-may-be-tilt/

Update: AP reports US Park Service says no damage.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hasZ3FPwkh60QXFi1-9gHtqxuI0g?docId=3e1ff6fb9364424787b03d8ad92dae7c

nissan gtp

08-23-11, 04:44 PM

that was fun ! :thumbup:

Anteater

08-23-11, 04:51 PM

My sister told me that they felt it pretty good in southern New Jersey:
http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/alerts_breaking/earthquake-based-in-virginia-rocks-new-jersey/article_13cf1122-cdb2-11e0-a167-001cc4c002e0.html

I replied that it was good practice for living in California (where she hopes to relocate in a couple years.)

Andrew Longman

08-23-11, 05:13 PM

Felt like someone heavy was walking around the room. Except no one was. I thought maybe I was just having palpitations. I was watching the news waiting for an update on Lybia and they were interviewing a Senator from the Capital building. Didn't think anything of it until the Senator on TV was talking about the building shaking.

Trevor and Nick were both playing (different) on line games and didn't realize what was happening until the people they were playing with mentioned something. Trevor just thought the dog's wagging tail was hitting his chair, not knowing the dog wasn't in the room (he can be like that :rolleyes:)

Much ado about little. Cable news response over the top as usual. August is a slow news month.

We had an earthquake centered about three miles north of us a few years back. Everyone, including the cops thought it was an explosion and ran all over the county looking for something that had blown up.

That was cool.

trish

08-23-11, 05:52 PM

My first earthquake! It was a moving experience.

nrc

08-23-11, 06:11 PM

Um. Couple of posts modded. There's no reason to mention politics in this thread. Just a reminder.

Gnam

08-23-11, 06:37 PM

A sign from above? ;)

http://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/2011/08/24/us/24quake3_inline.html

Racing Truth

08-23-11, 07:23 PM

Oh the calamity!

http://jmckinley.posterous.com/dc-earthquake-devastation

:gomer:

-Kevin

Well, the good thing is that our national media didn't totally overreact or anything.;)

:rolleyes:

dando

08-23-11, 07:37 PM

Well, the good thing is that our national media didn't totally overreact or anything.;)

Actually, when Fox News and CNN bail on the story to cover Libya, you know it's a non issue. :saywhat:

-Kevin

Insomniac

08-23-11, 07:49 PM

Is Travel Gal laughing at people freaking out over a 5.8? :)

A couple co-workers IM'd me when they felt it and we were trying to locate it and were shocked at how far away it was. 200 and 400 miles away. Seemed like a long way to go. I also thought a <6.0 is going to be a major problem. But given all the evacuations and stuff, I don't know where I got that idea.

Racing Truth

08-23-11, 08:21 PM

Actually, when Fox News and CNN bail on the story to cover Libya, you know it's a non issue. :saywhat:

-Kevin

Right, but the first two hrs. were, uhh, "not restrained" in their coverage, shall we say.;)

KLang

08-23-11, 10:26 PM

Reports now of damage to the Washington Monument. I've been to the base several time over the last couple years but haven't made arrangements to visit the top. :(

WickerBill

08-24-11, 08:23 AM

We had a 5+ several years ago here in Gomerville (actually centered in Evansville IN). I was on the 5th floor at work and thought I was getting dizzy or maybe lightheaded, until someone else said "do you feel that?"

I blame the amount of coverage on ESPN's east coast bias.

Wait...

emjaya

08-24-11, 09:24 AM

Didn't that "The world's going to end" guy say it would all start with earthquakes and things?

You don't suppose... ;)

Don Quixote

08-24-11, 10:09 AM

saw this on another site. :D

http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee286/njs52595/1314142901777.jpg

Ankf00

08-24-11, 12:16 PM

saw this on another site. :D

http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee286/njs52595/1314142901777.jpg

nice.

Andrew Longman

08-24-11, 02:25 PM

http://belieber.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/2011-va-earthquake-we-will-rebuild-east-coast-damage.jpg

Don Quixote

08-24-11, 02:58 PM

^^ I like this one better! :D

TravelGal

08-24-11, 05:39 PM

Is Travel Gal laughing at people freaking out over a 5.8? :)

Well, actually, yes. Wimps! All wimps!

My fave email exchange was one friend (from Oregon) telling another (from Virginia) she should get her preparedness kit ready because there would be aftershocks and friend #2 asked what that was.

Some good stuff geologically speaking though. Since 1900, the East Coast has had an earthquake of this magnitude (counting yesterday), exactly two times. The West coast has had just over 100. That is apparently because we're at the lunatic fringe, I mean, we're at the edge of the North American/Pacific plate boundary so everything's shakin' but the East Coast is hundreds to thousands of miles into the center of the North American plate so things tend to build up over time.

The quake travels further throughout the East because the rocks there are older, harder, even brittle and because there are no fault lines to stop the shock waves. Here in the West, the earth is newer and broken in many places by fault lines that create boundaries. Think of a bell that is in one piece or cracked. Dr. Lucy from CalTech said that so it has to be true. :D

dando

08-24-11, 08:35 PM

I wonder what oc would think about this. :\

-Kevin

SteveH

08-24-11, 08:59 PM

hmmmmm :(

TravelGal

08-25-11, 01:31 AM

I wonder what oc would think about this. :\

-Kevin

I think of him so often. A question will pop into my head and I'll think, "OC would have an answer for that," or when reading a thread, I think, "OC would make some really good/funny/germane comment right about now." Just the other day, I was wondering if his family in RL knows how much those of us here on the other OC still miss him.

Kiwifan

08-25-11, 01:38 AM

So after 4028 quakes since the BIG one this guy leaves Christchurch and heads to the US for a holiday and some relaxation. Guess where he was? :)

Hi Gal, been thinking about ya, ;)

Rusty.

WickerBill

08-25-11, 07:46 AM

So after 4028 quakes since the BIG one this guy leaves Christchurch and heads to the US for a holiday and some relaxation. Guess where he was? :)

:saywhat: Have you, by any chance, been to Japan recently? I see a pattern.

TravelGal

08-25-11, 01:10 PM

So after 4028 quakes since the BIG one this guy leaves Christchurch and heads to the US for a holiday and some relaxation. Guess where he was? :)

Hi Gal, been thinking about ya, ;)

Rusty.

It's retribution for not calling. :eek: :laugh:

:saywhat: Have you, by any chance, been to Japan recently? I see a pattern.

:laugh:

Ankf00

08-25-11, 01:47 PM

So after 4028 quakes since the BIG one this guy leaves Christchurch and heads to the US for a holiday and some relaxation. Guess where he was? :)

Hi Gal, been thinking about ya, ;)

Rusty.

you should visit Norman, OK. Or Philly. I'll take either.

dando

08-25-11, 05:00 PM

So after 4028 quakes since the BIG one this guy leaves Christchurch and heads to the US for a holiday and some relaxation. Guess where he was? :)

Hi Gal, been thinking about ya, ;)

Rusty.

Do us a favor and visit IMS next (sorry, WB). ;)

-Kevin

Kiwifan

08-26-11, 02:47 AM

Cam

08-26-11, 04:40 AM

Lost in translation. "This guy" didn't mean "THIS guy", sorry. I am planning on coming back to the States ( NY actually :) ) but not till 2012.

Gal, you know I'd give you a bell if I was in the country. You're nice. :o :o

Back to the earthquakes, seems like we are getting closer to Australia with all this plate movement so it won't be long before we are sharing a BBQ, eh Aussies? He he he.

Sounds like it's time we change gun laws. We need the unemployed sydneyites bolstering shore security. Good thing is a least them bastards are 2000+ miles from here. :thumdown:

trish

11-06-11, 07:13 AM

you should visit Norman, OK. Or Philly. I'll take either.Close enough? lol

Ankf00

11-06-11, 05:04 PM

:thumbup:

prayer works.

SurfaceUnits

11-06-11, 07:58 PM

WTF does an earthquake have to do with weather and why does the weather channel feel it needs 2 b EQ central whenever there is one? And on another note, a tsunami is not weather, sorry. Maybe they should call it the natural disaster channel

Gnam

11-06-11, 08:16 PM

Nature = weather
bad weather = The WC.
bad "nature" = The WC.
Earthquake = bad "nature"

QED :: All your quake are belong to The WC.

The OK quake is just more evidence of Hollywood's corrosive effect on middle America. :p

extramundane

11-06-11, 08:33 PM

http://i.imgur.com/0Xa0n.jpg

Thank You, Okies, for making Virginia's earthquake reaction look downright intelligent. :thumbup:

SurfaceUnits

11-06-11, 11:28 PM

http://i.imgur.com/0Xa0n.jpg

Thank You, Okies, for making Virginia's earthquake reaction look downright intelligent. :thumbup:

how's a tornado and a divorce alike in Oklahoma? in each case, someone 's losing their mobile home

Ankf00

11-07-11, 01:40 AM

well, it's like they say...

http://www.flagandbanner.com/f-b-images/dflag33691010.jpg

Gnam

04-11-13, 01:55 PM

Repairs beginning on the Washington Monument. It's been closed since the earthquake.

http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/346676

http://s15.postimg.org/v80d8d1xn/SLIDER001_A1365624252.jpg

dando

04-11-13, 04:00 PM

Repairs beginning on the Washington Monument. It's been closed since the earthquake.

http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/346676

http://s15.postimg.org/v80d8d1xn/SLIDER001_A1365624252.jpg

When will they have the condom completed? :gomer:

Monument and then Liberty and Ellis Island. :\

-Kevin