since when do we get earthquakes

[Irish_Alley]

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

[Senck243]

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.

[crazedhick3]

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. 

[Blazin]

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!!!

[Lt.Del]

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.

[Bitzer!]

There are reports that Lois Lane's car fell into the quake trench.
 

Nice one Sir!

All we get over here is rain!

[screamin86]

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.

[Irish_Alley]

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

[txchainsawgogi]

i remember the big quake in california, back in 92. destroyed the F out of hollywood...buildings literally just gone, toppled in on themselves.

[VileZambonie]

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.

[topp]

I love all the attention this is getting...

How about the 5.3 that hit Colorado EARLIER TODAY??

[Blazin]

Didn't hear anything about one in Colorado???

[Lt.Del]

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.

[Lt.Del]

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?"