Yes, we felt it in Providence. Oarstroker and I were very much WTF as we sat in the kitchen and felt the floor rolling. Yes, rolling.
Is everyone else okay in the Northeast?
Didn't feel a thing. But that's not out of the ordinary.
Hell, I feel shaky half the time anyways, couldn't have told you
I was driving at the time. I have no idea if I felt it or not. :sad:
Okay, granted we were stoned, but I'm also on the 3rd floor of an old building. Seriously, my kitchen floor had the wah wah wah wahs.
Quote from: Her Royal Suuness on August 23, 2011, 10:22:04 PM
Okay, granted we were stoned, but I'm also on the 3rd floor of an old building. Seriously, my kitchen floor had the wah wah wah wahs.
Yeah, that would be freaky. Glad it held together.
http://www2.turnto10.com/news/2011/aug/23/6/state-house-evacuated-after-va-quake-ar-701063/
Some people REALLY felt it. Structures aren't built for quakes up here, so old buildings like mine are rattletraps.
However, it was QUIET. The floor moved us in our chairs and we were watching things swaying in my kitchen. Oarstroker was like, "Wait, are we having an earthquake?!" I acknowledged that it was possible up here, and I checked the seizmic websites, but it hadn't been posted yet. Fucking scary that a shallow 5.8 can send shockwaves that far.
I have colleagues I was working with in RI that felt it, as well as folks in Washington, DC that felt it and had to log out for the day they were so freaked out.
*squints*
Yeah, 5.9 is pretty rough.
Doubly glad I'm out of those VA caverns now.
Is it bad that I assumed this thread was about ECH? :lulz:
Quote from: Jenne on August 23, 2011, 10:34:17 PM
I have colleagues I was working with in RI that felt it, as well as folks in Washington, DC that felt it and had to log out for the day they were so freaked out.
*squints*
Yeah, 5.9 is pretty rough.
Doubly glad I'm out of those VA caverns now.
a 5.9 doesn't happen much in these parts. MA gets 3s and 4s often, but almost a 6 on the East Coast is pretty rare.
Quote from: Dimocritus on August 23, 2011, 09:20:20 PM
Didn't feel a thing. But that's not out of the ordinary.
In the spirit of our times, and for the excellence of the act rather than my assessment of your character, I am inclined to inform you; that's what she said.
Rolling floor is a good description of what I felt.
Not immediately knowing I was experiencing an earth quake I had thought I was just getting kind of nauseous and dizzy.
Thankfully one of my coworkers spoke up about the building moving so I knew it wasn't just me. Then the fire alarm went off.
rolling floors are about par for that. glad that i havn't heard about any injuries.
granted i am tempted to lol, but i know you don't build for earthquakes out there.
Apparently East coast earthquakes also travel quite a ways father that other (US?) earthquakes. So damage could potentially be over a much larger area if something really big were ever to hit.
Quote from: Her Royal Suuness on August 23, 2011, 11:35:36 PM
Quote from: Jenne on August 23, 2011, 10:34:17 PM
I have colleagues I was working with in RI that felt it, as well as folks in Washington, DC that felt it and had to log out for the day they were so freaked out.
*squints*
Yeah, 5.9 is pretty rough.
Doubly glad I'm out of those VA caverns now.
a 5.9 doesn't happen much in these parts. MA gets 3s and 4s often, but almost a 6 on the East Coast is pretty rare.
I had an upstairs apartment in MA for awhile and sometimes felt little vibrations. Thought it was just big trucks going by until somebody told me it was earthquakes. :eek:
I was in the waiting room of my therapist when it happened.
Therapist didn't feel it.
Previous patient did.
Therapist ran up the stairs to tell the previous patient that it was confirmed by her next patient. :lulz:
Quote from: Anna Mae Bollocks on August 24, 2011, 02:03:18 AM
Quote from: Her Royal Suuness on August 23, 2011, 11:35:36 PM
Quote from: Jenne on August 23, 2011, 10:34:17 PM
I have colleagues I was working with in RI that felt it, as well as folks in Washington, DC that felt it and had to log out for the day they were so freaked out.
*squints*
Yeah, 5.9 is pretty rough.
Doubly glad I'm out of those VA caverns now.
a 5.9 doesn't happen much in these parts. MA gets 3s and 4s often, but almost a 6 on the East Coast is pretty rare.
I had an upstairs apartment in MA for awhile and sometimes felt little vibrations. Thought it was just big trucks going by until somebody told me it was earthquakes. :eek:
I remember the Quebec earthquake from last year, and it felt the same. Never felt that sort of thing before. I know people describe it as a freight train going by, but, it's not really. Wavy is a good term for it. It also weirds me out. When it was hapening today, I knew it was an earthquake but I almost wanted to think of it as a sinkhole forming. Don't ask me why, because that's obviously worse.
I was told several people at The Museum felt it here. I was just down the hall, and didn't notice anything.
YESTERDAY KICKED ASS
I've never been in an earthquake before. At least-- not one that I noticed in any way.
Yesterday my monitor was shaking for about 2 minutes. Then we EVACUATED THE FUCK OUT OF THE BUILDING.
Then we WENT BACK INSIDE
Then I HID and SHOOK THE WALLS of my coworkers' cubicles. They screamed. I laughed and laughed and laughed and laughed and laughed. I haven't laughed that hard all month.
THEN THEY SENT US HOME
so my work day ended at like 2:30 yesterday
WEEEE HOWDY
Quote from: Cramulus on August 24, 2011, 02:33:00 PM
YESTERDAY KICKED ASS
I've never been in an earthquake before. At least-- not one that I noticed in any way.
Yesterday my monitor was shaking for about 2 minutes. Then we EVACUATED THE FUCK OUT OF THE BUILDING.
Then we WENT BACK INSIDE
Then I HID and SHOOK THE WALLS of my coworkers' cubicles. They screamed. I laughed and laughed and laughed and laughed and laughed. I haven't laughed that hard all month.
THEN THEY SENT US HOME
so my work day ended at like 2:30 yesterday
WEEEE HOWDY
That made me laugh when I read it. Um, you East Coast Spags need to learn that you do not evacuate a building during an earthquake.
Quote from: Pancho on August 24, 2011, 02:36:32 PM
Then I HID and SHOOK THE WALLS of my coworkers' cubicles. They screamed. I laughed and laughed and laughed and laughed and laughed. I haven't laughed that hard all month.
After you shook them did you scream
SORRY, FALSE ALARM--GUESS THAT WAS MY ..
FAULT !!
And listen to Charley, next time you're in an earthquake, don't evacuate the building!! You need to stop, drop and roll.
Quote from: Pancho on August 24, 2011, 02:36:32 PM
Quote from: Cramulus on August 24, 2011, 02:33:00 PM
YESTERDAY KICKED ASS
I've never been in an earthquake before. At least-- not one that I noticed in any way.
Yesterday my monitor was shaking for about 2 minutes. Then we EVACUATED THE FUCK OUT OF THE BUILDING.
Then we WENT BACK INSIDE
Then I HID and SHOOK THE WALLS of my coworkers' cubicles. They screamed. I laughed and laughed and laughed and laughed and laughed. I haven't laughed that hard all month.
THEN THEY SENT US HOME
so my work day ended at like 2:30 yesterday
WEEEE HOWDY
That made me laugh when I read it. Um, you East Coast Spags need to learn that you do not evacuate a building during an earthquake.
Yes we do. Our buildings are not engineered to withstand them.
Quote from: Doktor Phox on August 23, 2011, 11:20:55 PM
Is it bad that I assumed this thread was about ECH? :lulz:
It is, actually. I was wondering how long it would take for people to make the connection.
Quote from: Her Royal Suuness on August 24, 2011, 03:11:18 PM
Quote from: Pancho on August 24, 2011, 02:36:32 PM
Quote from: Cramulus on August 24, 2011, 02:33:00 PM
YESTERDAY KICKED ASS
I've never been in an earthquake before. At least-- not one that I noticed in any way.
Yesterday my monitor was shaking for about 2 minutes. Then we EVACUATED THE FUCK OUT OF THE BUILDING.
Then we WENT BACK INSIDE
Then I HID and SHOOK THE WALLS of my coworkers' cubicles. They screamed. I laughed and laughed and laughed and laughed and laughed. I haven't laughed that hard all month.
THEN THEY SENT US HOME
so my work day ended at like 2:30 yesterday
WEEEE HOWDY
That made me laugh when I read it. Um, you East Coast Spags need to learn that you do not evacuate a building during an earthquake.
Yes we do. Our buildings are not engineered to withstand them.
And the shit falling off of the buildings will do like Maxwells Silver Hammer all over your head. :D
Quote from: Fuck You One-Eye on August 24, 2011, 03:13:58 PM
Quote from: Doktor Phox on August 23, 2011, 11:20:55 PM
Is it bad that I assumed this thread was about ECH? :lulz:
It is, actually. I was wondering how long it would take for people to make the connection.
I thought the same till I opened it and read.... :lulz:
It's your power man, it's stronger than anything and makes us see things that really aren't there!!! :eek:
Quote from: Pancho on August 24, 2011, 03:16:25 PM
Quote from: Her Royal Suuness on August 24, 2011, 03:11:18 PM
Quote from: Pancho on August 24, 2011, 02:36:32 PM
Quote from: Cramulus on August 24, 2011, 02:33:00 PM
YESTERDAY KICKED ASS
I've never been in an earthquake before. At least-- not one that I noticed in any way.
Yesterday my monitor was shaking for about 2 minutes. Then we EVACUATED THE FUCK OUT OF THE BUILDING.
Then we WENT BACK INSIDE
Then I HID and SHOOK THE WALLS of my coworkers' cubicles. They screamed. I laughed and laughed and laughed and laughed and laughed. I haven't laughed that hard all month.
THEN THEY SENT US HOME
so my work day ended at like 2:30 yesterday
WEEEE HOWDY
That made me laugh when I read it. Um, you East Coast Spags need to learn that you do not evacuate a building during an earthquake.
Yes we do. Our buildings are not engineered to withstand them.
And the shit falling off of the buildings will do like Maxwells Silver Hammer all over your head. :D
Um...Get buried by floors of debris and falling to your death...
or...
Risk shit falling off of a building?
Fortunately they don't happen that often around here anyway for us to really worry about it, but a 5.9 isn't something to fuck with, well, for Californians maybe, but that's not "mild" last I checked.
Quote from: Fuck You One-Eye on August 24, 2011, 03:13:58 PM
Quote from: Doktor Phox on August 23, 2011, 11:20:55 PM
Is it bad that I assumed this thread was about ECH? :lulz:
It is, actually. I was wondering how long it would take for people to make the connection.
i halfway expected you to change your handle to ECE, already.
where did the 'fuck you one-eye' come from, anyways?
Quote from: Her Royal Suuness on August 24, 2011, 03:11:18 PM
Quote from: Pancho on August 24, 2011, 02:36:32 PM
Quote from: Cramulus on August 24, 2011, 02:33:00 PM
YESTERDAY KICKED ASS
I've never been in an earthquake before. At least-- not one that I noticed in any way.
Yesterday my monitor was shaking for about 2 minutes. Then we EVACUATED THE FUCK OUT OF THE BUILDING.
Then we WENT BACK INSIDE
Then I HID and SHOOK THE WALLS of my coworkers' cubicles. They screamed. I laughed and laughed and laughed and laughed and laughed. I haven't laughed that hard all month.
THEN THEY SENT US HOME
so my work day ended at like 2:30 yesterday
WEEEE HOWDY
That made me laugh when I read it. Um, you East Coast Spags need to learn that you do not evacuate a building during an earthquake.
Yes we do. Our buildings are not engineered to withstand them.
Neither are ours.
Which is why you don't go outside, unless you LIKE being killed by falling bricks and sheets of glass.
Speaking of the earthquake, here are some photos of the damage: http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/stunning-photos-of-damage-caused-by-the-east-coast
Quote from: Fuck You One-Eye on August 24, 2011, 03:13:58 PM
Quote from: Doktor Phox on August 23, 2011, 11:20:55 PM
Is it bad that I assumed this thread was about ECH? :lulz:
It is, actually. I was wondering how long it would take for people to make the connection.
:lulz: :lulz: :lulz:
On topic, I remember when I was in my first earthquake, it was at 3 or 4 am. and it felt like someone was shaking my bed. I got up and looked around, no one was around, so I went back to sleep. Couple minutes later a very panicked and uninformed individual was yelling at me to get up and go downstairs because there was an earthquake. SO, I was like "Fine..." rolled out of bed, grabbed pillow and blanket, went downstairs and curled up in an empty nook and went back to sleep. :lol:
(http://i.imgur.com/ofXgZ.jpg)
Quote from: Cramulus on August 24, 2011, 04:36:34 PM
(http://i.imgur.com/ofXgZ.jpg)
:lulz: :lulz: :lulz: :lulz: :lulz:
I support this meme.
Quote from: Nigel on August 24, 2011, 04:11:43 PM
Speaking of the earthquake, here are some photos of the damage: http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/stunning-photos-of-damage-caused-by-the-east-coast
:lulz: :lulz: :lulz: :lulz: :lulz:
Quote from: Fuck You One-Eye on August 24, 2011, 03:13:58 PM
Quote from: Doktor Phox on August 23, 2011, 11:20:55 PM
Is it bad that I assumed this thread was about ECH? :lulz:
It is, actually. I was wondering how long it would take for people to make the connection.
I almost blamed you. Especially since I knew you had the day/week off...
Quote from: Cramulus on August 24, 2011, 04:36:34 PM
(http://i.imgur.com/ofXgZ.jpg)
:mittens: to this and your troll of your coworkers, as well as Trip's follow-up punnage.
Quote from: Cramulus on August 24, 2011, 04:36:34 PM
(http://i.imgur.com/ofXgZ.jpg)
:lulz: :lulz: :lulz: Oh my GOD THIS IS GREAT REPOSTING ON FACEBOOK BRB
People in Georgia were losing their minds. I slept through it but woke up with a migraine. Cryo's family lives in VA and is okay.
Quote from: Cramulus on August 24, 2011, 04:36:34 PM
(http://i.imgur.com/ofXgZ.jpg)
This is plain wrong. I approve. :lulz:
Quote from: Iptuous on August 24, 2011, 04:02:36 PM
Quote from: Fuck You One-Eye on August 24, 2011, 03:13:58 PM
Quote from: Doktor Phox on August 23, 2011, 11:20:55 PM
Is it bad that I assumed this thread was about ECH? :lulz:
It is, actually. I was wondering how long it would take for people to make the connection.
i halfway expected you to change your handle to ECE, already.
where did the 'fuck you one-eye' come from, anyways?
Answering that question honestly would require me to reveal more than I want to about how depraved and sleazy my youth actually was.
The Weather Channel says the east coast earthquake was caused by an unknown fault-line running under D.C. and through Virginia. It is now being called Obama's Fault, though Obama says it's really Bush's Fault. Other theories are that it was the founding fathers rolling over in their graves, or that it was actually the effects of a 14.6 trillion dollar check bouncing in Washington.
This was stolen, I didn't make it up.
comparing 3 Uee's
38N 78W 37°N, 105°W
4.6 22 23:30:20
5.8 8/23,17:51:04U 5.3 23 05:46:19 3.5/06:56:59 3.8/07:17:58 3.2/09:37:57
2.3/10:29:32 2.6/12:03:56 3.9/14:11:13 U
4.2 8/24,00:04:36U 2.6 24 02:40:39 2.9/05:07:51 3.0/07:15:57 2.5/10:39:52
3.4 8/24,04:45:26U
2.5 8/25,04:06:47U 3.2 25 03:44:41
2.3 8/25,06:37:31U
4.5 8/25,05:07:50U 2.5 8/25,20:34:36U8/26 TOP DOWN v
index (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/index.php)
10d 38N 78W (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsus/Maps/US2/37.39.-79.-77.php)
2.6 8/25,23:40:56U 37.903°N, 77.814°W Depth 4.9 km (3.0 miles) (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsus/Quakes/usc0005k2n.php)
- A simulare movement -?
5.3 37°N, 105°W (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsus/Maps/US10/32.42.-110.-100.php)
2.5 8/25,20:34:36U 37.117°N, 104.659°W Depth 2.7 km (1.7 miles) (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsus/Quakes/usc0005jte.php)
= Uee == {UnusuaLL Energy Event Too?
20110918 Maid in Japan version iii (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usc0005wf5.php)
8/25 9:57B
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/08/23/virginia-nuclear-plant-had-quake-sensors-removed-due-to-budget-cuts/
http://panic.geos.vt.edu/helitemp/ http://panic.geos.vt.edu/helitemp/vtso/BLA_EHZ_SE_--.2011082300.gif
http://panic.geos.vt.edu/helitemp/vtso/BLA_EHZ_SE_--.2011082300.gif
http://panic.geos.vt.edu/helitemp/vtso/VWCC_EHZ_SE_--.2011082300.gif
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http://panic.geos.vt.edu/helitemp/others/BLA_BHZ_US_00.2011082300.gif {ReaLLy bla bLA
10:45 http://panic.geos.vt.edu/helitemp/others/TIGA_BHZ_TA_--.2011082300.gif
10:47 http://panic.geos.vt.edu/helitemp/others/CSB_EHZ_CO_00.2011082300.gif
10:48 http://panic.geos.vt.edu/helitemp/others/RGR_EHZ_CO_00.2011082300.gif
Virginia Tech Seismological Observatory www.vtso.geos.vt.edu
http://www.geol.vt.edu/outreach/vtso/2011/0823-louisa/seismograms1.png
6 Not to be confused with S&P for eXample. I DO recomend staying tuned in
5 Rather i rEfer to the reLeasE of this Energy As Uee (Energy Event
4 base upon the whoo whoo whoo above in the thread i do not say QUake to R
3 Object LENGTH? 4.9-3.7 1.2 Miles / believe whatever you like about Augest
2 77.933-77.896=.037*60M/d 2.22 Miles ?"East"? & .24 Miles North & .6 M up
1 the motion derived from the Location data (Virginia) suggests to me ThaT
My propaganda (BROWN{HA HA}) ABOUT THIS SGS.goV propaganda is AS aBove (read bottom UP}^
5.8 8/23,17:51:04U 37.936°N, 77.933°W Depth 6 km (3.7 miles) (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsus/Quakes/se082311a.php)
4.2 8/24,00:04:36U 37.912°N, 77.951°W Depth 7.9 km (4.9 miles) (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsus/Quakes/se082411b.php)
3.4 8/24,04:45:26U 37.925°N, 77.994°W Depth 4.9 km (3.0 miles) (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsus/Quakes/usc0005ivl.php)
2.5 8/25,04:06:47U 37.923°N, 77.988°W Depth 0.1 km (~0.1 mile) (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsus/Quakes/se082511b.php)
2.3 8/25,06:37:31U 37.912°N, 77.969°W Depth 0.1 km (~0.1 mile (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsus/Quakes/se082511c.php)
4.5 8/25,05:07:50U 37.940°N, 77.896°W Depth 5 km (3.1 miles) (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsus/Quakes/usc0005jg1.php)teal
I DO wonder how long it wiLL take 7:38 ? 8:15 =? 37 min {maybe
yes? MISS:i'LL try2Link above 08:14:58 AM
Quote from: Richter on August 23, 2011, 11:40:06 PM
Quote from: Dimocritus on August 23, 2011, 09:20:20 PM
Didn't feel a thing. But that's not out of the ordinary.
In the spirit of our times, and for the excellence of the act rather than my assessment of your character, I am inclined to inform you; that's what she said.
From looking at peoples' posts on sites like this: http://www.acadiaforum.net/forum/index.php?topic=9863.msg158526;topicseen
there were tours of those caverns that run along and were caused by the fault line that goes straight through VA going on during the quake. Funny how, a little over a week ago, I just LEARNED about the damned fault line and now EVERYONE knows about it. Pretty damned scary to be in the caverns, hear how they're made, and hear the joke about instant death if there's a good sized earthquake--lovely long rock knives coming straight at your head!
One post reads like this from HuffPo:
Quote"I wouldn't want to have been on the Luray Caverns tour when this happened. The tour guides have a little joke they like to tell the tourists. I forget the set-up, but the punchline is: "where else can you get a below-ground burial for twenty-four dollars?"."
(http://thechive.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/funny-pictures-23.jpg?w=500&h=749)
Quote from: Cainad on August 26, 2011, 02:39:10 AM
(http://thechive.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/funny-pictures-23.jpg?w=500&h=749)
Cainad, I either owe you a beer, or a slap on the back of the head.
Possibly both.
:mrgreen:
TBC WeLL maybe Not? {LiMe)(6:43?xxB}8/28 07:49:36
8/30 8:30 pdT 38°N, 78°W active (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsus/Maps/US2/37.39.-79.-77.php) ?/? 37°N, 105°W dying out (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsus/Maps/US10/32.42.-110.-100.php)
8/31 3:45pm 2.1 37.922°N, 77.882°W Depth 0.7 km (~0.4 mile) (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsus/Quakes/se083111a.php)
9/01 09:09U 3.4 37.951°N, 77.927°W Depth 3.5 km (2.2 miles) (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsus/Quakes/usc0005mrm.php)
9/ ? 9/ (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsus/Quakes/se082611c.php)
9/3 O=0
9/03 21:10:53 2.0 (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsus/Quakes/se0903011a.php)
----------------- 2nd 8 ---------------
9/5 16:54:24 2.5 (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsus/Quakes/se090511b.php)
9/6 09:03:16 2.1 (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsus/Quakes/se090611a.php)
9/7 05:56:43 2.1 (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsus/Quakes/se090711a.php)
---TEAL=Tuesday---
U8 East Coast Earth acTivity i'z been listening to has died down?
F9 """"/
Quote from: Doktor Phox on August 24, 2011, 04:37:17 PM
Quote from: Cramulus on August 24, 2011, 04:36:34 PM
(http://i.imgur.com/ofXgZ.jpg)
:lulz: :lulz: :lulz: :lulz: :lulz:
I support this meme.
Yes. The world needs to know.
Keep that plastic lawn chair in your prayers.