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General Site Info => General Discussion => Topic started by: Irish_Alley on August 23, 2011, 01:13:53 pm
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that was my first one. woke me out of bed bed was shaking like one of those hotel beds lol and i thought someone was on the roof
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We just had a little one in NY
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All we get is tornado's. You coastal guys get all the fun :/
Actually we do get earthquakes, but i guess they are just too small. ::)
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Sgt. Del can probably give us some good updates. I believe he lives pretty close to the epicenter. Im about 75 miles SE, just felt like a low flying helo above my house.
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So I didn't feel the earth move under my feet, but when two 40,000 lb dump trucks wobble back and forth for no obvious reason sitting in the shop in NH with no one climbing in or out of them tends to make you wonder, when it was centered in VA!!!
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Holy Cow!!!! that's all i can say. I'm about 20 miles east of epicenter in Mineral, in Louisa County. I was sittin' in my den, home during lunch. All the sudden, at 1:53pm, my house started rocking. I thought someone was trying to take a bulldozer and push over my house. I never seen that before...i'm talking 'ROCKING', back and forth. pictures fell off the wall, my dog was barking. My brother lives 10 miles from epicenter and he couldn't open his door---went out of true square...he was trying to run out of his house, he lives only 8 miles from North Anna Nuclear Power plan which is only designed to withstand a 6.0 quake. 5.8 is pushing it. He finally got out of his house and called me a while ago. No cell signals. I don't know if too many people on cells and tieing up the lines or what.
All focus was on hurricane Irene, now the headlines are on Virginia's worst quake in recorded history. I was listening to Glenn Beck, who was live in NY, and he felt his chair shake. wild!
Our fire dept got calls like crazy. There were people who pulled fire alarms in office buildings because they were scared. I say to those people--GET A LIFE!!!! Daddy isn't here now to hold your frekin hand, so you pull a fire alarm so fire and police can come hold your hand and tell you it will be ok? geeze.
There are reports that Lois Lane's car fell into the quake trench.
fun day.
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There are reports that Lois Lane's car fell into the quake trench.
;D
Nice one Sir!
All we get over here is rain!
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I'm just over Afton mt. And I was laying on my sofa when I happend and I thought maybe a dumptruck or something was backing into my drive way and hitting the hpuse. Looked outdside and my dogs were running around the yard freaking out. My uncle works in New Port news and they evacuated them from the building he works in. Was a pretty wild even like said it almost felt like being in a masage chair or shaking bed at a motel lol.
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My uncle lives had aunt live in mineral. Near lake Anna she was home alone and is freaked out cracks in the walls lucky the house is still standing and she's ok
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i remember the big quake in california, back in 92. destroyed the F out of hollywood...buildings literally just gone, toppled in on themselves.
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I was in my office when I felt like the floor was moving under my feet. I watched the walls move 5"-7" It looked like they were made of Jello. I went out of my office and students were all just standing there confused so I evacuated the school and sent everyone home. I can't believe how powerful it was all the way up here! Strange that so many others felt nothing at all. There were people in the building that didn't even notice. They must be on some serious pills.
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I love all the attention this is getting...
How about the 5.3 that hit Colorado EARLIER TODAY?????
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Didn't hear anything about one in Colorado???
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yep, last night a quake hit colorado. But because of the difference in soil and geology, millions don't feel those quakes for 500 miles out.
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felt an aftershock at 8:04 tonight, 4.2. It's funny, i was walking on my porch and it shook. I thought the porch had damage from the original quake and was weakened--not realizing it was an aftershock. Got inside then my wife said, "did you feel that?"
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5.8 in Mineral City. I don't even live close but felt it. Was at home on the computer and heard and felt the vibration getting louder. A glass of water on the table was rippling. My first thought was a freak wind was coming through so looked outside and leaves were calm, that was freaky !
Opened the door to go outside and the cat was coming in wide eyed and ears laid back.
Afterward went in and sat in a chair and it finally dawned on me, an earthquake? Called a friend and was confirmed over the radio. Last one here was in 1897, don't remember that one. Glad I don't live in California, that was nothing for them. First one though, maybe some aftershocks tomorrow ?
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That's crazy. We just get dry 100 + degree weather.
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That's crazy. We just get dry 100 + degree weather.
I will take that over 100F with 95% RH!!!
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No sir, you keel your huumidity with those temps. I've worked in them before. We'll be fine as long as we don't run out of water.
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The first thing that comes to my mind is " anybody hear of a little book call Revelations " ? How about Nostradamus ? Funny how some things people wrote centries ago some times come true.
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reports are coming in today that animals were going crazy prior to the quake. hmmmm. I believe pets sometimes have unusual activity, say, perhaps 2 or 3 days out of a 365 day year. Those few that had pets go crazy prior to the quake are trying to make something out of it, when the law of averages say on any day, there will be some animals act unusual. Any one human will act unusual at least a few days a year--but if one of those days happened to have a quake, is there a sixth sense?
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I believe there may be. I remember seeing a security video (from a previous earthquake, I think in California) of a dog in someone's office building and moments before the quake, it jumped up and just took off like someone shot him with a BB gun. I remember too that the tsunami that hit a few years ago, the people said that the elephants in the area took off headed for higher ground. So maybe they do know something in advance. Just my thoughts.
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Wow! I feel for all of you that experienced this. From what I've seen on the news it looks like there was widespread damage. Was anyone killed?
We in Alaska get frequent small 'quakes. You never get used to them for good reason. My old house had closet doors on rollers thiat would rattle at the slightest provocation. Many times during the night I awoke to the sound of those doors rattling and instantly knew what was happening. Most of the movement is a slight undulation usually right to left or vice versa. Other times up and down movement. Usually last only 4-5 seconds. When I was in the Aleutions they were more intense and staccato like. Usually lasted only a couple seconds but would knock things off the walls or shelves. Really make you sit up and take notice.
The biggest thing we worry about up here, other than the obvious damage to property and life, is loss of power and natural gas. Most everyone has enough food and water to get by for a week or two. Being w/o power for a week or two could be catastrophic, especially in winter. I eventually want my house wired for an external generator that could be isolated from back-feeding electricity into the power grid and endangering linemen. Cost is ~$4,000, to do it properly. It's something I will likely do in the future.
Rusty
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They said mounted police where reporting their horses where being spooked minutes before the quake
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I believe animals have a sense that we as humans don't. Their hearing, smell, and sight in some cases is far superior to ours so why wouldn't they have a sense about things most of us don't have.
I have heard many stories of animals acting differently than their normal behavior just prior to an earth quake, or other natural disaster.
I also believe that they can form mental bonds with their owners. years ago I had a lab husky cross. I rarely came home at the same time every day from work. It could vary by several hours. My girl friend at the time would routinely tell me that he would start getting restless, whine, and pester her about 10 minutes before I got home no mater what day of the week, or time of day. She swore you could just about set a timer, and it would go off as I drove in the yard. We firmly believed that he could sense I was on my way.
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he would start getting restless, whine, and pester her about 10 minutes before I got home no mater what day of the week, or time of day.
ah, it was just your unique exhaust pipes. ;)
Yeah, there could be something to it. There are many things we don't know. Why do crime and mental health episodes in humans increase during a full moon. This, I know happens from first-hand experience of being on-call dealing w/ mental subjects as part of my job. I dreaded full moon nights. ER staff hate them too.
If we could tap into animal senses and figure the reasoning or 'how' of it, perhaps we could predict more natural episodes like volcanoes or quakes. My lazy golden was just laying on the floor prior to the quake, but, he became one spazzed out dog when we were rockin and rollin'.
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I feel fortunate to live in an area that doesn't experience earthquakes, and I myself have never experienced an earthquake.
I think the worst we get is the odd tornado, but usually small in comparison to other areas.
No floods, no hurricanes, no mudslides, no volcanoes, no earthquakes. Heavy snowfall here isn't nearly as much heavy snowfall in other areas, however we do get some decent cold days.
And people wonder why I like the prairies.... ;D
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0o, I'm about 150 miles from mineral,va and did not feel anything lol I <3 mountains lol
mariah
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showoff
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We had a minor tornado about 20 miles from my house last Sunday. Couple hundred yard wide path, about a mile long.
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this should get its own post but its about those 30 Americans who were shot down with a rpg
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/man-best-friend-mourns-death-175219915.html
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the earthquake was scary and exciting at the same time but as Irene is nearing closer we in md still have 12 hrs i think i understood right. but sgt and others down in dixie stay safe and i know there are others on here that will have you in our prayers
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I believe animals have a sense that we as humans don't.
Agreed. Just like before a bad storm cattle will huddle up tightly in one corner of a pasture.