earthquake!

[maureen]

we just had one! well, southern VA had it and we felt it - had to evacuate the office building - but the only spot outside and nearby that isn't surrounded by tall buildings and so is a great place to stand was cordoned off by the secret service. One friend has already reported many broken bottles in her wine cellar. Sure hope I don't discover that when I get home.

who else felt it?

 

[Zachary Ross]

Felt in here in NYC.

My wife called me. My coworker's wife called him. Rookies.

 

[Ian Fitzsimmons]

Here, too; north-central Virginia. Saw some bricks on the street from a storefront on the way home, otherwise nothing dramatic. Took me back to my childhood in Japan.

 

[Larry Stein]

I was on a con call with our software R&D guy in Philly. As it was happening, he immediately mentioned that he felt it.

 

[Jeff Grossman]

I didn't feel it. My neighbor did. My office building used the Fire Command Station to announce that the building is safe.

 

[Jeff Connell]

Also in Toronto, though very slight.

 

[Bill Lundstrom]

here in wilmington, delaware the quake measured 5.8. shook the buildings for 10 seconds.

 

[maureen]

actually, bill I think the epicenter of the 5.8 was in south-central Virginia.

 

[Doug Padgett]

We were nicely shaken up on the sidewalk near Eastern Market. The 7yo was freaked out while still claiming she felt nothing--I think it was all the activity on the sidewalk and the word, "earthquake." I don't think our discussion of the Richter scale and plate tectonics helped as much as 30 minutes of tv. The 3yo thought it was funny.

No broken bottles back at the house.

Mollydooker joke here somewhere, but I haven't the wit.

 

[Bill Lundstrom]

you are correct. i read the online news headline a little too quickly. we did feel it for about 10 seconds and a couple buildings were evacuated in downtown wilmington.

 

[Lou Kessler]

Unless the magnitude is at least 6.4 or 6.5 it's not worth mentioning here in CA. Many Napa cabs leave a stronger impression.

 

[John Ritchie]

CSW shook! No broken bottles, though

 

[Brad Kane]

Felt it in the subway at 14th St.

 

[Peter Creasey]

Here is the USGS list of recent quakes they adjudged to be significant:

Significant Earthquakes

* M 5.9 Virginia August 23, 2011 17:51:03 UTC
* M 5.3 Colorado August 23, 2011 05:46:19 UTC
* M 4.6 Colorado August 22, 2011 23:30:20 UTC
* M 7.0 Vanuatu August 20, 2011 18:19:24 UTC
* M 7.1 Vanuatu August 20, 2011 16:55:02 UTC

. . . . . . Pete

 

[MLipton]

originally posted by Brad Kane:
Felt it in the subway at 14th St.

Where it probably felt like a 7.2 trembler.

Mark Lipton

 

[Jay Miller]

We were evacuated but it was pretty much a non-event.

Earthquake Devastation

Though I haven't been home yet and am waiting to hear back from CWS.

Edit - they didn't even feel it in CWS.

 

[Larry Stein]

I passed that photo around to my co-workers and our Philly guy earlier.

Lou is right.

 

[Ian Fitzsimmons]

originally posted by Lou Kessler:
Bunch of pussiesUnless the magnitude is at least 6.4 or 6.5 it's not worth mentioning here in CA. Many Napa cabs leave a stronger impression.

More that an earthquake in these parts is a significant novelty, than a reflection on anyone's machismo.

 

[David M. Bueker]

We felt it up in northern Connecticut. The building I am in swayed noticeably for about 15 seconds. We then had an evacuation while they checked gas lines and hazardous material areas.

 

[Jonathan Loesberg]

I felt it quite clearly at home. I don't think it was strong enough to break wine bottles, Maureen, so you should be safe too.