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OT: Earthquake today, hurricane later this week!

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JohnP
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Initially Posted - 08/23/2011 : 12:30:05

We felt the central Virginia earthquake of magnitude 5.9 here in Maryland, and we have heard that it was felt from Boston all the way down to Atlanta. The rocks in the Appalachians are older, colder, and harder than those in California, so that's apparently why the tremors were felt so far.

My house shook sideways about an inch back and forth, and there was a loud rumbling noise. No apparent damage here.

Surprising that there's an earthquake on Tuesday and a hurricane on the weekend.

JohnP
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bigelowp
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Response Posted - 08/23/2011 : 13:25:27

So . . . here in CT we had a tornado in July, an earthquake today and a possible hurricane by the weekend. What are the odds all three events in one year in a "New England" state?

Guess I better stow the sails . . .

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Response Posted - 08/23/2011 : 14:14:15

My office is on the 32nd floor in Philadelphia (I work for the company that owns the building.) The building movement was pretty significant. There was mass panic as tenants self evacuated from the building. Of course, they were all making a mistake since one of the safer places to be during an earthquake is in a well designed, modern high rise.

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Response Posted - 08/23/2011 : 15:55:00

It got my attention in my "office" in Mystic... Now it looks like we're in Irene's cross-hairs.

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Response Posted - 08/23/2011 : 16:13:34

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by JohnP
 Surprising that there's an earthquake on Tuesday and a hurricane on the weekend.
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What have all you East Coast Sinners been up to lately????????

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Voyager
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Response Posted - 08/23/2011 : 19:43:54

I am here in Northern VA today and we got a pretty good shaking.

I was on the phone with colleagues in NY and around 13:55 I noticed the building shaking, the cubicle walls swinging and the lights twinkled out for a moment and came back on. It was over in about 5-8 seconds.

While it was taking place I told my colleagues on the phone that we were having an earthquake and they were incredulous. Once it was over in VA, after a minute or so went by, they all started yelling as it hit them in NY city.

It seems to make sense that a shock wave would take some time to propagate. It's about 250 miles, so the shock wave moves at an incredible speed between 3000 and 4000 miles an hour!

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OLarryR
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Response Posted - 08/23/2011 : 20:56:11

They closed our offices but probably will be open tomorrow.

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redeye
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Response Posted - 08/24/2011 : 05:15:30

<< East Coast Sinners been up to lately???????? >>

http://www.house.gov/

I'm expecting locusts next.

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OLarryR
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Response Posted - 08/24/2011 : 09:54:31

Unfortunately,

our office was open today. I am on the 4th floor of a bldg alongside the Anacostia River (close to the Potomac River). First, there was a ruble for...5-10 seconds followed by the bldg wavering maybe 5 inches or so side to side for another 10-15 seconds. They announced all should vacate the bldg - Didn't have to tell us again ! Unlike the slow movement to and down the staircase, it more closely resembled George from the Seinfeld episode when he rushed to beat the school children out he door. Well, maybe it was orderly but much quicker than the fire drill speed.

With more than a thousand vacated on the grounds in front of our bldgs, it was then a waiting game until they cleared the parking garages for all to start exiting our area. I was going to leave then but the cars were all jammed trying to exit at same time, so I waitied. I hung around until they finally allowed all to go into the bldgs to retrieve our belongings and then vacate the area. By then, the log jam in the parking garages was over....I then drove down to my boat located about 10 minutes away and went sailing !

Back home, a few things had fallen out of a medicine cabinet and a few stand up picture frames on a dresser were knocked down.

Overall, it was a great day !

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Response Posted - 08/24/2011 : 11:12:54

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by OLarryR
 ....I then drove down to my boat located about 10 minutes away and went sailing ! <hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"> i,m glad to see somebody in that city has the right priorities!

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bigelowp
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Response Posted - 08/24/2011 : 20:02:11

So what is wrong with this picture: I get to deliver my son to college in MD right when the hurricane hits, and then drive home as it moves north. Jeeze, I must have ticked off someone this year!

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bigelowp
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Response Posted - 08/27/2011 : 17:52:22

And then just because Murphy was an optimist . . . I had the pleasure of driving into Irene and delivering my son to school in MD, then returning home to CT for round two . . . . ENOUGH!

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Response Posted - 08/27/2011 : 18:31:31

Peter, I think Sunday you should drive to Boston.

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bigelowp
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Response Posted - 08/28/2011 : 07:46:16

Dave -- that's where I work -- north shore! so maybe I'll hold off that trek till monday!

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Response Posted - 08/28/2011 : 07:50:30

You hate to see [url="http://www.soundingsonline.com/news/dispatches/286770-video-irene-wallops-coast"]this[/url]...

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