Small east coast quake

Phil · **Posted:** August, 23, 2011 - 1:58pm

Don't know how far it reached, but we just felt a small earthquake. Never experienced that before.

Nate · **Posted:** August, 23, 2011 - 1:59pm

Holy shit, so that wasn't just us. That was really bizarre.

Johnny Manf · **Posted:** August, 23, 2011 - 2:02pm

INSANE!
I'm at work and I thought I was getting dizzy or something. I was shaking my head trying to shake it off.
Then other people started saying it around me. Then noises started happening and it got pretty freaky.
Everyone cleared the building.

The radio show I listen to said New York and Virginia felt it too.

Russell Casse · **Posted:** August, 23, 2011 - 2:08pm

That's insane! I didn't even know east coast could get earth quakes.

Invisible Swordsman · **Posted:** August, 23, 2011 - 2:12pm

I was at lunch so I missed it, but like half my office was standing outside scared shitless when i got back

Johnny Manf · **Posted:** August, 23, 2011 - 2:14pm

from cnn.com

Quote:

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.8 struck near Washington, D.C., the U.S.Geological Survey said.

The epicenter was in Virginia. The U.S.G.S is saying that

The quake was felt in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, New York, and on Martha's Vineyard where President Barack Obama is vacationing. Cell phone service has been disrupted in New York City where parts of Manhattan have been evacuated.

"Everybody was told to take the stairs," Wolf Blitzer said, speaking live at 2 p.m. E.T. from CNN's D.C. bureau.

The Pentagon has been evacuated, CNN's Barbara Starr reports. "When the building began shaking rather violently, hundreds of people began streaming out," she said, because many people thought that the building was under attack. Starr was standing in the Pentagon's press office when the roof started to shake.

Phil · **Posted:** August, 23, 2011 - 2:16pm

I thought someone was shaking my chair on purpose. I turned around to see and no one was there. Then I felt everything moving and I thought "Who is shaking this cube?" and I took my headphones off and thats when I heard everything shaking and then people started saying "Are we having an earthquake?!"

Pretty nuts!

JW_Number_ONE · **Posted:** August, 23, 2011 - 2:18pm

hahaha I was in my car in the parking lot about to go to lunch. It started shaking and I had no clue what was going on, I just thought the wind picked up. I didn't think anything of it and just drove to WAWA where everyone was freaking the fuck out..... I just wanted my sandwich.

Russell Casse · **Posted:** August, 23, 2011 - 2:21pm

hahaha! Man, that is nuts. I'm not looking forward to "the big one" that SF is supposed to be getting every 500 years or something. It's supposed to be BIG. What do you think Powerdusk? ... oh wait.

Pitstop · **Joined:** June, 7, 2005 - 10:55pm **Posts:** 309

I was pooping and didn't feel anything...but there was some rumbling in my stall

Frank · **Posted:** August, 23, 2011 - 2:33pm

yeah we felt it up here in NY. we ran out of hte building. pretty crazy.

welcome to earff quakes.

JW_Number_ONE · **Posted:** August, 23, 2011 - 2:36pm

Frank wrote:

welcome to earff quakes.

AHAHAHAHAHA NICE!!

Frank · **Posted:** August, 23, 2011 - 2:40pm

Johnny Manf · **Posted:** August, 23, 2011 - 2:56pm

Dante369 · **Joined:** May, 21, 2006 - 6:30pm **Posts:** 12328

I've been around for many earthquakes and I don't think I've ever felt it. I'm always asleep when they happen.

Hack · **Posted:** August, 23, 2011 - 3:00pm

that was pretty wild. The whole house was rocking and it sounded like the attic was coming down haha. I went out back.

Steve · **Joined:** September, 9, 2005 - 12:08pm **Posts:** 10353

Phil · **Posted:** August, 23, 2011 - 3:00pm

HAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

IratePrimate · **Joined:** June, 12, 2006 - 12:32pm **Posts:** 9611

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAA!!!

JW_Number_ONE · **Posted:** August, 23, 2011 - 3:03pm

AHAHAAHAHHAAHAH!

Steve · **Joined:** September, 9, 2005 - 12:08pm **Posts:** 10353

haha I swear I didnt see Frank had posted the same thing until after I posted the image. ahahahahah great minds think alike.

Russell Casse · **Posted:** August, 23, 2011 - 3:07pm

AHAHAHAHAHAHAA!!!!

I'm sharing that shit on facebook.

IratePrimate · **Joined:** June, 12, 2006 - 12:32pm **Posts:** 9611

ditto

Fallen Kell · **Posted:** August, 23, 2011 - 3:19pm

Johnny Manf wrote:

INSANE!
I'm at work and I thought I was getting dizzy or something. I was shaking my head trying to shake it off.
Then other people started saying it around me. Then noises started happening and it got pretty freaky.
Everyone cleared the building.

The radio show I listen to said New York and Virginia felt it too.

That is exactly how it went here as well. I was actually on the phone with the helpdesk when it happened and let them know that I had to go because of the earthquake... Our buildings all evacuated for about 30 minutes or so. The building definitely made some strange noises during the quake, so I am not sure if there is any real damage or not. I am sure someone will investigate it at some point....

Fallen Kell · **Posted:** August, 23, 2011 - 3:22pm

Steve wrote:

haha I swear I didnt see Frank had posted the same thing until after I posted the image. ahahahahah great minds think alike.

So I don't get it myself.... It went over my head, anyone care to explain? I am googling now.

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