Good sized double wiggles just happened in Agawam, Ma.
Window shades swayed and all.

My desk just started moving slightly....didnt know what it was

Our office in Providence just shook, reportedly from an earthquake in Virginia

i thought it was just gas...

Felt it in Hartford as well.

if its anything like Chile

there's more to follow

Our office in Providence just shook, reportedly from an earthquake in Virginia

Same here. I had some pretty good ripples in my coffee cup on my desk.

Hit my parents pretty good in PA, everyone's OK... Felt nothing here in GL

Felt like I was having motion sickness.

I thought I was losing my mind, or having a seizure or something. Then everyone in the office confirmed they felt it too.

Felt like I was having motion sickness.

Exactly what I said ...chair was leaning against desk, felt like I was on a boat.

Felt it pretty good in Princeton, NJ. The walls of my office are glass panels and it was like the walls were jello and I was dizzy at the same time. A feeling I have never felt before.
So do we now expect Irene and a tsunami? My kids are at the shore right now.

if its anything like Chile

there's more to follow

Completely different geologic setting. Intraplate earthquake (VA) vs. convergant plate boundary (Chile).

There was also one in Colorado as well, around the same magnitude.

Should we all start hoarding water, hot pockets, batteries and ductape?

I didn't feel dingle here in Newport...:huh:

Felt it in Hartford as well.

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I thought I was losing my mind, or having a seizure or something. Then everyone in the office confirmed they felt it too.

Me too...I was wondering what was wrong with me :rotf2:

i thought it was just gas...

In your case it probably was.

My wife is in Charlottesville Va on a business trip, she called just after 2 and said it was the scariest thing she's been through. People in the office were freeking out and everone was under tables and desks. She said it was pretty violent.

I was actually quite scared at my glass studio. I went and leaned on a wall because i thought i was loosing my mind or having a mild heart attack/vertigo and felt the wall shaking.. it was pretty cool once i understood what was going on.

while living in San Francisco, along with fellow east coasters, we laughed at how the Californians dealt with rain and snow.
I bet some native Califorinians would have a laugh at the posts on this thread. My wife went through a few 7+ on the 34th floor. 5.9 was a minor occurence that no one barely noticed.

Thanks to the earthquake, I've now had a female tell me twice this week that she felt nothing.

while living in San Francisco, along with fellow east coasters, we laughed at how the Californians dealt with rain and snow.
I bet some native Califorinians would have a laugh at the posts on this thread. My wife went through a few 7+ on the 34th floor. 5.9 was a minor occurence that no one barely noticed.

My wife is also afraid of her shadow.

if its anything like Chile

there's more to follow

You don't want to follow me when I have Chili:fart2:
Got to work just after it happened, Casino's and Hosp. Evacuated!

Thanks to the earthquake, I've now had a female tell me twice this week that she felt nothing.

"Did the earth move for you?"
"No?"
"Well, me neither!"

:biglaugh:

I didn't feel dingle here in Newport...:huh:

Interesting. I was sitting quietly in my office at work, fresh glass of water in front me, didn't notice or feel anything.

Thanks to the earthquake, I've now had a female tell me twice this week that she felt nothing.

yeah, but only one you can can take personally...

there is a joke in there about 5.8 instead of larger magnitude, but it is beneath me :rotf2::rotf2::jump1:

Photos of the damage have started to circulate online.

More damage

Will you post a pic where there is actual damage :rotf2:

I realize there is likely some real damage. I also like our resident Rocktologist 'splaining things :btu:

while living in San Francisco, along with fellow east coasters, we laughed at how the Californians dealt with rain and snow.
I bet some native Califorinians would have a laugh at the posts on this thread. My wife went through a few 7+ on the 34th floor. 5.9 was a minor occurence that no one barely noticed.

Just to be more clear, i thought it was ME... if it was a serious earthquake, i would have known what was going on.. I wasnt freaking out because i thought there was an earthquake.
you take things so literally. :love:

Those that felt it, report it here:
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/dyfi/

JR:
Early scuttlebutt is it occured along the Spotsville fault, which if memory from my time mapping in Western VA is right is ~400 MA, but is more related to Mesozoic activity (~200MA) (MA = Million years ago). I don't remember if it is a fault related to the opening of the Atlantic and the break up of Pangea or not.

CNN is reporting that it occurred on a previously unmapped/unamed fault. Geologists have named it after our current president. Yup, it's Obama's Fault :smash:

maybe it was just the economy finally crashing hard?

CNN is reporting that it occurred on a previously unmapped/unamed fault. Geologists have named it after our current president. Yup, it's Obama's Fault :smash:

:rotf2:

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times three ...u made my day , thanks

Good sized double wiggles just happened in Agawam, Ma.
Window shades swayed and all.

Rick-I work in Agawam...I didnt feel it but my co workers next office over said their door and coffee were shakin! Guess I was too into my work! :smash:

Sure. I'm is SF and you guys have an earthquake.:smash:

geez our area has had tornado's, earthquakes, what's next a friggin hurricane.

My question is........why is it always spelled temblor in the newspapers?

geez our area has had tornado's, earthquakes, what's next a friggin hurricane.

2012 is rapidly approaching, as well as Irene, we are screwed.

I am in NYC today and it was pretty weird to feel and see buildings be evactuated etc. Agree with the queeziness thing. Everyone I talked to here kind of said the same thing. They all thought it was something wrong with them until they looked around.

Umbrella fell outa my drink...what a friggin mess....

CNN is reporting that it occurred on a previously unmapped/unamed fault. Geologists have named it after our current president. Yup, it's Obama's Fault :smash:

I just spit up my cheerios, that is pretty dam funny!!
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