 » Site Navigation | | | | » Recent Threads | | | |  |  |  | |  08-23-2011, 07:00 PM | #1 | | Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Roanoke, VA Posts: 472 |  Earth quake on the east coast!
Anyone else feel this? First one ive been through didint seem all that strong but it had everything swaying enough to where my company is checking the gas lines and hydrchloric acid lines for breaks. Im in VA and and was just told it was a 5.8 in Washington DC and felt in WVA. Anyone else on the east coast feel this?
Just told it was a 5.8 from Charlottesville to Richmond and felt in New York.
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I'm in northern MD and everyone in my office freaked out, people ran out of the building. I haven't been in one either it was disorienting to say the least. __________________ ~Dave~
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Search | RealOEM | | | | | 08-23-2011, 07:43 PM | #3 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 9,356 |
I felt it in Greenville SC. My monitor started to shake.
I thought someone was behind me rocking my cube.
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| | | | | 08-23-2011, 07:47 PM | #4 | | Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 85 |
I'm in Pennsylvania and felt a very slight shake. Definitely a new experience for me hahaha | | | | | 08-23-2011, 07:59 PM | #5 | | Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Roanoke, VA Posts: 472 |
Yeah it was def a new one for me! I'm about 1 1/2 hours away from where it centered so it was a good shake and shimmy here. It was funny because a lot of the factory personnel and office staff were freaking but all the Japanese management and engineers just kept working like nothing was happening lol. They never even looked up! | | | | | 08-23-2011, 08:09 PM | #6 | | Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Elizabeth City, NC Posts: 3,877 |
Lol, I kept thinking, man those west coast guys are going to tear us apart for a measly 5.9. __________________ ~Dave~
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Search | RealOEM | | | | | 08-23-2011, 08:18 PM | #7 | | Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Roanoke, VA Posts: 472 |
One guy I work with grew up on the west coast and just walked in to the lab shakeing his head laughing at everyone. Says it shouldnt be called an earthquake if you can walk while its happening lol. | | | | | 08-23-2011, 08:37 PM | #8 | | Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 2,019 |
You guys all ok down there? Hope nothing bad an everyone is safe. | | | | | 08-23-2011, 08:43 PM | #9 | | NOBODY F's with the Jesus Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Ventura California Posts: 7,824 |
Smoke em if you got em. | | | | | 08-23-2011, 08:55 PM | #10 | | Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Roanoke, VA Posts: 472 |
Quote: Originally Posted by eurohb  You guys all ok down there? Hope nothing bad an everyone is safe. | No worries on the East coast. Just a little shakin and swayin. A couple of women screamed, couple of men screamed like women, shaking stopped and all was quiet lol. So far no damage has been reported other than to a few pairs of shorts. | | | | | 08-23-2011, 09:22 PM | #11 | | Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Potomac Falls VA DMV Posts: 1,794 |
I was at school getting my soccer jerseys for the season about to go scrimmage and I was in the basement of the school an all the pipes were bending and everything was goin ape ****. I was laughing the whole time but all the teachers and coaches were yelling at everyone to get the F*ck out! Hahaha
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i was on my motorcycle in nj while this happened ^^ | | | | | 08-23-2011, 11:24 PM | #13 | | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 1,464 |
5.9 magnitude? Meh.  I'm not even sure we would evacuate for that, here in CA. (kidding, of course) I spoke with my GF in DC a couple hours ago- she said everyone there was freaking out. They got sent home for the day, but she was kind of sketch on riding the Metro so she's just hanging out at a friend's house. Pretty heavy duty for the mid-atlantic! I read where it is the strongest quake to hit the region in 110 years! | | | | | 08-24-2011, 12:01 AM | #14 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 9,356 |
Quote: Originally Posted by zoner I spoke with my GF in DC a couple hours ago- she said everyone there was freaking out. | DC freak out if there is a snow flake. Quote: Originally Posted by zoner They got sent home for the day, but she was kind of sketch on riding the Metro so she's just hanging out at a friend's house. Pretty heavy duty for the mid-atlantic! I read where it is the strongest quake to hit the region in 110 years! | I guess there is no choice but to get on the Metro, although I'd be a little worried about being underground with the possibility of an aftershock. __________________ ...steven
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| | | | | 08-24-2011, 12:54 AM | #15 | | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 1,464 |
Quote: Originally Posted by 1996 328ti DC freak out if there is a snow flake. | Well, it's not unlike that here in So. Cal.- if we get 0.5" of rain, suddenly it's: "Stormwatch 2011!!"  | | | | | |
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