NEGa Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 i lived in dc for a long time - the buildings are brick and a lot of stone. after experiencing a couple of upper 5.0 quakes in california, i was surprised with how much shaking there was. my first thought when i heard was oh jeesh, those brownstones may have come down (fortunately not). didnt really feel anything today. finally got a text from a friend who is in dc. he said the house shook like crazy and thought it was going to come down (no damage). i cannot believe there was no damage from that kind of quake on the east coast! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lookout 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. Oddly enough, my dog sable was barking to be let on the porch too at the time. I thought she was just wanting attention or food. They certainly have a sense for this sort of thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowless in Carrollton Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 I felt the earthquake and i'm right on the GA/AL border. Is that normal to feel a 5.8 quake that far away ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juspeachy Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 About 3 minutes before the shaking started, the pup started whining, so I took her outside. She did nothing but whine so we went back inside. I sat down and the house started shaking like I lived close to the railroad tracks and a coal train was passing by ......wow Now that you mention this, my pup did the same thing. I let him outside right before we felt it here in Toccoa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmersonGA Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Did not feel it in Atlanta, GA but there are people saying it was felt in the metro.... Very odd strong quake for this region of the country. 5.9 official, FOX news reporting 6.0. I didn't feel anything. After that nice one 7 or 8 years ago I've been wanting to experience one when I'm actually awake. Nothing catastrophic just a nice 4 or 5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superjames1992 Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 I felt it during Calculus III in Harrelson Hall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marion_NC_WX Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 2.8 aftershock in the same general location... http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsus/Quakes/se082311b.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrips27 Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Didn't feel anything here. Crazy though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVille Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Felt it here. Wild as to being my first and may never experience another one in my life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LithiaWx Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 2.8 aftershock in the same general location... http://earthquake.us...s/se082311b.php and another 2.2 aftershock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilkesboroDude Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Felt it during chemistry class. > Wilkes County,NC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strongwxnc Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Damn it. I did not feel anything and my glass of water sure as hell did not fall over... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 My desk shook slightly in the Ground floor of Tompkins Hall at NC State. My professor, as well as the class, assumed it was the pipes in the wall. He said "sounds like we're about to take off!" Of course I have Verizon so my phone coverage went completely out for a good 30 minutes, so I got the stream of texts and tweets instantly way after the fact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilj4425 Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Damn it. I did not feel anything and my glass of water sure as hell did not fall over... I'm sorry. And Jon's girlfriend is still hot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCBlizzard Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Unfortunately I didn't feel a thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WidreMann Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 I'm sorry. And Jon's girlfriend is still hot. Yeah, we need some more pics of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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