Mathen
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Tuesday, August 23, 2011 1:55:19 PM
Just had one here, in Virginia. Not a terribly common thing here. Weird.
Ram27
Tuesday, August 23, 2011 2:00:38 PM
Hit here in Philly Area also...............[frypan]
TrishS@CigarBid
Tuesday, August 23, 2011 2:05:44 PM

Hit here in Philly Area also...............[frypan]

Ram27 wrote:

Here on the Mothership as well. Kinda cool (as long as nothing got hurt!!)

Ram27
Tuesday, August 23, 2011 2:06:00 PM

Hit here in Philly Area also...............[frypan]

Ram27 wrote:

Earthquake Hits Philadelphia Region

Updated: Tuesday, 23 Aug 2011, 1:56 PM EDT

Published : Tuesday, 23 Aug 2011, 1:56 PM EDT

A noticeable 5.8 earthquake has been measured Virginia, with aftershocks felt in the Philadelphia area.

gimbel
Tuesday, August 23, 2011 2:10:44 PM
Strong enough to shake a brick building pretty good here in MD.
daveincincy
Tuesday, August 23, 2011 2:14:49 PM
hmmm....so I'm sitting at my desk, and I get this sense (real slight) that someone was pushing on my chair. No one is in my office, and I wonder if it was just something in my head. I sit still for a moment, looking at my water bottle, and I notice the water in the bottle is not completely still. Then I think, "is that a tremor?" 🤔 I was thinking maybe it was some residual from what happened out in Colorado, but that's a pretty long ways away. I look at the clock, and it's about 1:55 (to look up the news and see if there are any other reports in the area about that time)....then I see this post.
Mathen
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Tuesday, August 23, 2011 2:17:03 PM
And here I was planning for the hurricane that's going to hit this weekend. I wonder when the tornado comes?
IUROX
Tuesday, August 23, 2011 2:20:04 PM
The sky is falling. DA!
daveincincy
Tuesday, August 23, 2011 2:20:38 PM
Posted: 2:06 PM

CINCINNATI - Did you feel the earth shake this afternoon?

You weren't alone.

An 5.9 earthquake that rattled parts of the East Coast Tuesday afternoon was felt here in the Tri-State.

The earthquake could be felt in Virginia, Washington D.C., New York City, North Carolina, Rhode Island as well as here in the Tri-State. The Pentagon has been evacuated as a precaution.

9 News has received dozens of calls and emails from people all over the area saying they felt the earthquake shortly before 2 p.m.

There were no immediate reports of injuries.

There have been quite a few tremors in the area since I was a kid. I have never felt any of them, and this one was probably more mild than the others. I'm surprised I felt it.

b1gblue92
Tuesday, August 23, 2011 2:21:08 PM
got a tremor here on Long island...thought i was going crazy
TrishS@CigarBid
Tuesday, August 23, 2011 2:24:51 PM

hmmm....so I'm sitting at my desk, and I get this sense (real slight) that someone was pushing on my chair. No one is in my office, and I wonder if it was just something in my head. I sit still for a moment, looking at my water bottle, and I notice the water in the bottle is not completely still. Then I think, "is that a tremor?" 🤔 I was thinking maybe it was some residual from what happened out in Colorado, but that's a pretty long ways away. I look at the clock, and it's about 1:55 (to look up the news and see if there are any other reports in the area about that time)....then I see this post.

daveincincy wrote:

Yeah Shana thought the Contact Center was haunted too...

pgje51
Tuesday, August 23, 2011 2:24:54 PM
a 5.8 magnitude.

Out here in Kali, that's considered a foot massage. Hang tough, and stay well.

robertknyc
Tuesday, August 23, 2011 2:26:42 PM
I actually felt it slightly here north of Atlanta. I've never felt one before so when my chair pivoted ever so slightly and then I sensed that there was pressure on one side of the house I wondered what in the hell it was. A few minutes later I hear the news so I know that's what it had to be. Only lasted mabe 3-seconds.
tonyt722
Tuesday, August 23, 2011 2:28:05 PM
Shook all our buildings at work in PA.
dpnewell
Tuesday, August 23, 2011 2:28:48 PM
Yep, the house here in South Jersey swayed back and forth for about 15 - 20 seconds.
daveincincy
Tuesday, August 23, 2011 2:29:05 PM

Only lasted maybe 3-seconds.

robertknyc wrote:

Yep...that's about all I felt, but the water in my bottle was moving for about 10 - 15 seconds.

05busa
Tuesday, August 23, 2011 2:29:23 PM
Woohooo....that was different
dpnewell
Tuesday, August 23, 2011 2:30:27 PM
Fox News reporting that the Washington Monument may be tilting.
05busa
Tuesday, August 23, 2011 2:31:31 PM
My poor turtle
dpnewell
Tuesday, August 23, 2011 2:32:41 PM

Woohooo....that was different

05busa wrote:

Get knocked off of your Segway?