WidreMann Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 lol the media is freaking out and making it out like it was a 9.0. They are grabbing anyone they can and asking them where and how much they felt it. I know such a quake is pretty rare in the east ) but the coverage is a bit ridiculous given damage is nil. CNN is even wondering if obama is going to issue a statement....good grief. It's like bad sex. "Did you feel it?" "what were you doing at the time?" "why are you crying? it wasn't that bad" and so on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennedy Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Didn't feel it here...of course I'm on the third floor of a building and was on the toilet taking a crap...OMG I caused the earthquake. Well I thought when they were reporting it to be from the DC area the debt ceiling had just fallen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-X Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Magnitudes way over 6 are possible on the East Coast. Wow, I did not know that, I did research on earthquakes in the tristate area awhile back and the "strongest" I could find for this area was 5.3-5.5 and that was well over 100 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Tamland Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 The models suck when it comes to earthquakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WidreMann Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 I did not feel it in Carrboro WTF are you doing in Carrboro? I thought you were in Southern Pines? We need to have a Chapel Hill GTG since there are at least four or five of us that I'm aware of. We can go to Milltown and get drunk on Belgian beers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-X Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 The quakes that happened in Charleston in the 1800's were over 7.. That's a major fault then.... we have some "weak" fault lines running through here, but 5.3-5.5 seems to be about the limit in this area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilj4425 Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 The models suck when it comes to earthquakes. How much snow for my area? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burgertime Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 The models suck when it comes to earthquakes. The Euro pulled west at the last second and hit DC...always happens to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyewall Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 WTF are you doing in Carrboro? I thought you were in Southern Pines? We need to have a Chapel Hill GTG since there are at least four or five of us that I'm aware of. We can go to Milltown and get drunk on Belgian beers. I just moved. ANyway apparently I brought an Earthquake screw zone with me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marion_NC_WX Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 lol the media is freaking out and making it out like it was a 9.0. They are grabbing anyone they can and asking them where and how much they felt it. I know such a quake is pretty rare in the east ) but the coverage is a bit ridiculous given damage is nil. CNN is even wondering if obama is going to issue a statement....good grief. I can hear it right now..."My fellow Americans, did you feel the ground shake? That was not my fight with the republicans at the Capital, it was an earthquake." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lookout Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 I am in Kennesaw today, actually below ground level and I felt nothing. However, the one you speak of some years back was early in the morning. It actually woke me up and I sat up in bed and thought... was that an earthquake? Then I went back to sleep... just to have the news tell me it was an earth quake. I sit on what is essentially a huge slab of granite so I'm assuming that's why I felt it. It was not very noticeable though. I have felt much larger shaking coming from the damn quarry across the road. Btw, news is confirming it was felt in Ga as well. As for that other one, I was actually outside at the time of that one too and I clearly felt the shaking and there was a noise that sounded like distant thunder but the weather was clear at the time and knew there was storms around and I was like WTF was that. It didn't really occur to me that it was an earthquake either and like you didn't know until the next day when it was on the news. After I found out, I thought it was so cool lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WidreMann Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 I just moved. ANyway apparently I brought an Earthquake screw zone with me. We also now have a combined screw dome, which must be why I haven't seen any storms in weeks. Thanks a bunch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Tamland Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 We also now have a combined screw dome, which must be why I haven't seen any storms in weeks. Thanks a bunch! Move to Wake Forest. We get all the good storms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WidreMann Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Move to Wake Forest. We get all the good storms. You wouldn't if I moved there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Marusak Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 btw, for info's sake, they felt this quake from toronto and kitchener-waterloo to chicago, cincy, martha's vinyard, boston, and even atlanta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lookout Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Wow, I did not know that, I did research on earthquakes in the tristate area awhile back and the "strongest" I could find for this area was 5.3-5.5 and that was well over 100 years ago. IIRC New York is overdue for a big one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Tamland Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 I have to admit my first thought was it might be a terrorist attack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Tamland Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Called my mom at home to check on her and my kids. She said they felt something and it was big enough to make her go outside to see what happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJW155 Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 It's like bad sex. "Did you feel it?" "what were you doing at the time?" "why are you crying? it wasn't that bad" and so on. Oh c'mon now. You don't know what sex feels like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lookout Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 btw, for info's sake, they felt this quake from toronto and kitchener-waterloo to chicago, cincy, martha's vinyard, boston, and even atlanta. That's pretty remarkable. Again I know the geology of the east/ms valley/ohio valley, etc has a makeup to feel earthquakes from a long ways away but that's a bit surprising to me. It's like bad sex. "Did you feel it?" "what were you doing at the time?" "why are you crying? it wasn't that bad" and so on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Tamland Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Biggest earthquake ever in VA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-X Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 btw, for info's sake, they felt this quake from toronto and kitchener-waterloo to chicago, cincy, martha's vinyard, boston, and even atlanta. Wow, this thing had almost as much coverage as the big August 2003 black out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Tamland Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Geologist just said on WRAL that earthquakes here are felt farther than on the west coast because of the way the ground is here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WidreMann Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Oh c'mon now. You don't know what sex feels like. Well, I don't know what *good* sex feels like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyewall Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 We also now have a combined screw dome, which must be why I haven't seen any storms in weeks. Thanks a bunch! Actually I was getting out of my car and on a busy road which is probably why I didn't feel it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Marusak Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Geologist just said on WRAL that earthquakes here are felt farther than on the west coast because of the way the ground is here. as i understand it, there is a lot more bedrock, granite, and other metamorphic rock around the east as well as the sedimentary like most places, due to the fact that appalachians are the oldest mountain chain in the world. and that higher hardness makes for easier transmittal of the shock waves that come with a quake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gastonwxman Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 This probably explains why the dogs in my neighborhood were barking like crazy. All or most animals have a special sense that allows them to feel unusual rumbling from underground that unfortunately we can't feel before a quake occurs. It wasn't just the dogs but apparently my neighbor's birds wouldn't stop hollering before the quake. It's not everyday that we end up discussing about hurricanes and earthquakes on the same day...Very unusual stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugo Posted August 23, 2011 Author Share Posted August 23, 2011 I have to admit my first thought was it might be a terrorist attack. I heard that Bin Laden's compound was packed with detailed maps of Wake Forest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJW155 Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Well, I don't know what *good* sex feels like. LOL. Good one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormsfury Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 My cats were a bit "agitated" earlier and still are right now, but there was an ongoing thunderstorm here at the time as well so I just attributed it to them fighting for the food bowl and keeping sheltered outside from the moderate rain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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