BREAKING NEWS: East Coast Earthquake
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6.0 Quake hits VA!
You beat me to it Peepers. I merged the threads.
Magnitude 6.0 quake hits Mineral, VA. Felt all along the eastern coast. Capitol and Pentagon evacuated. They said chandeliers were swinging in the White House. It was felt from Virginia to Boston
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/23/us-quake-usa-idUSTRE77M67120110823
Did you have any damage Peepers?
You beat me to it Peepers. I merged the threads.
Magnitude 6.0 quake hits Mineral, VA. Felt all along the eastern coast. Capitol and Pentagon evacuated. They said chandeliers were swinging in the White House. It was felt from Virginia to Boston
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/23/us-quake-usa-idUSTRE77M67120110823
Did you have any damage Peepers?
Memebers in these ares PLEASE check in ASAP so we know you are alright.
Many buildings in DC and NY were evacing (memories of 911).
We felt it for about a minute, scary as heck. The cat was acting crazy for a bit before.
This is the second east coast quake I have felt and remember. The other one was in the early 80's.
Many buildings in DC and NY were evacing (memories of 911).
We felt it for about a minute, scary as heck. The cat was acting crazy for a bit before.
This is the second east coast quake I have felt and remember. The other one was in the early 80's.
Felt it here Peeps, as a small tremor that lasted a couple of seconds.
Gretchen barked, then paced around for a little while.
Wow..
Gretchen barked, then paced around for a little while.
Wow..
We're @ 100 miles N of Mineral. Whole house vibrated and shook for 8 to 10 seconds. At first I thought it was a high wind.
The dogs barked and the horses ran around a little but stopped when the tremors stopped.
Everything seems to be ok here though.
Jim
The dogs barked and the horses ran around a little but stopped when the tremors stopped.
Everything seems to be ok here though.
Jim
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Kimchee
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I was sitting here in Raleigh NC, instant messaging my wife in Indiana, when my chair started shaking! It lasted for about 5 seconds or so. I messaged my wife about it, and about then, SHE felt it too!
Very freaky.
Very freaky.
Re: 6.0 Quake hits VA!
WE FELT IT!! Cat went crazy and ran away to hide. No damage or power outage here. I haven't gone outside but haven't heard any sirens.You beat me to it Peepers. I merged the threads.
Magnitude 6.0 quake hits Mineral, VA. Felt all along the eastern coast. Capitol and Pentagon evacuated. They said chandeliers were swinging in the White House. It was felt from Virginia to Boston
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/23/us-quake-usa-idUSTRE77M67120110823
Did you have any damage Peepers?
Carolina Cooking
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WE felt it here to. The court house downtown had folks scurrying around.
Nancy-MD
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We felt it here in central MD. I had pictures on the walls askew, some things fell off of my baker's rack in the kitchen, contents of two shelves in a spare bedroom had the contents shaken onto the floor and the drawers in my bedroom nightstands and dressers were shaken open! I was pretty surprised at all of that.
It was really strong feeling and lasted not quite a minute. But when it's happening, those seconds seem like forever! This is the third earthquake I've experienced in MD and this was by far the worst one.
Nothing was broken and no living being harmed! My cat was pretty flipped out though.
Glad everyone else that reported in is okay!
It was really strong feeling and lasted not quite a minute. But when it's happening, those seconds seem like forever! This is the third earthquake I've experienced in MD and this was by far the worst one.
Nothing was broken and no living being harmed! My cat was pretty flipped out though.
Glad everyone else that reported in is okay!
I pirated this off another cooking forum..
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/dyfi/events/se/082311a/us/index.html
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/dyfi/events/se/082311a/us/index.html
BreezyCooking
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Well, apart from being disappointed that Clark Gable, Spencer Tracy, & Jeanette MacDonald weren't climbing the hill belting out "San Francisco" (classic earthquake movie), myself & the critters are okay. Cockatoo was screaming like a coal-mine canary, dogs huddled on the bed, cats disappeared under the furniture, & the horses didn't even seem to blink. Go figure. However, pretty much everything that wasn't bolted down inside my house is now on the floor, thanks to being only about 45-60 minutes away from the epicenter. Sigh. If I was looking for a reason to do a really deep housecleaning, I now have the opportunity in spades.
Touched base with my elderly neighbor to make sure she was okay, & she said that she heard that the town of Culpeper (about 8 miles from us) was hit pretty bad. One historic pre-Civil-War era building came partially down, & several others have serious structural damage. A real shame.
I got most of the broken glass up, but there are still PILES of books, dvds, pictures, pots, pans, - you name it - in piles everywhere. Except for one bathroom, every single room looks like it's been ransacked. The worst was that the big living room tv bit the dust, along with some of hubby's other media equipment. I managed to catch the bedroom tv before it wobbled off the dresser, as well as the computer.
When hubby got home, the thought of cooking was too depressing, so we went out to eat & see how bad Culpeper town got hit. What a shame. Except for the outskirts the whole torn is cordoned off with those cement barricades & what must be thousands of yards of danger/crime scene tape. Many folks were walking around the outskirts along with us. Looks like pretty much all of the lovely historic pre-Civil War buildings have serious structural damage. Lots of brick-work down. They had firetrucks & emergency equipment from 3 counties on all the streets. What a mess. I feel really sorry for all the small wonderful restaurants & businesses there - in this economy even a small forced loss of business must be devastating.
Looks to be a lovely day here today, but guess I'll be spending it indoors putting my house back together.
Touched base with my elderly neighbor to make sure she was okay, & she said that she heard that the town of Culpeper (about 8 miles from us) was hit pretty bad. One historic pre-Civil-War era building came partially down, & several others have serious structural damage. A real shame.
I got most of the broken glass up, but there are still PILES of books, dvds, pictures, pots, pans, - you name it - in piles everywhere. Except for one bathroom, every single room looks like it's been ransacked. The worst was that the big living room tv bit the dust, along with some of hubby's other media equipment. I managed to catch the bedroom tv before it wobbled off the dresser, as well as the computer.
When hubby got home, the thought of cooking was too depressing, so we went out to eat & see how bad Culpeper town got hit. What a shame. Except for the outskirts the whole torn is cordoned off with those cement barricades & what must be thousands of yards of danger/crime scene tape. Many folks were walking around the outskirts along with us. Looks like pretty much all of the lovely historic pre-Civil War buildings have serious structural damage. Lots of brick-work down. They had firetrucks & emergency equipment from 3 counties on all the streets. What a mess. I feel really sorry for all the small wonderful restaurants & businesses there - in this economy even a small forced loss of business must be devastating.
Looks to be a lovely day here today, but guess I'll be spending it indoors putting my house back together.
I am glad you and all your furry friends are ok. RIP electronics.
So sorry that the town lost some of it's historic structures. BUT now THIS is part of it's history.
GotGarlic
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Thanks for thinking of me, Mama
We definitely felt it here, but I don't think there's any damage. We have a forecaster friend who is much more worried about Irene.Breezy, I'm sorry to hear about what happened to your house, but I'm relieved you and DH are okay.