5.8 Earthquake just hit Virginia

Learning to Farm · Aug 25, 2011

There was another 4.something one this morning around 1:30 am, it woke me up so now I am catching up on TBN. Living on the west coast as a kid, to me these are 'normal' so I just notice them and go on with what I am doing. I don't think east coasters are getting overly excited, this may be their first one they have experienced. What someone needs to do is give instructions on what to do when we do have one, that is the problem I saw. Also, education, no the earth does not split and swallow up every car on the highway (silly movies).

KentT · Aug 26, 2011

I was on the 9th floor of an office building in Washington DC. It felt like the floor moved up and down between 6" - 12" inches, as the building kinda rocked side-to-side like being on a ship...

Evacuated the building and then stood in the parking lot for 45 minutes before going back in...

MossRoad · Aug 27, 2011

KentT said:
I was on the 9th floor of an office building in Washington DC. It felt like the floor moved up and down between 6" - 12" inches, as the building kinda rocked side-to-side like being on a ship...

Evacuated the building and then stood in the parking lot for 45 minutes before going back in...

Nice!

The only quake I ever felt was a few years ago. It felt like my waterbed had bumblebees in it! Just bzz bzzzz bzz for about 30 seconds. Some places charge you a quarter for that! :laughing:

cqaigy2 · Aug 28, 2011

MossRoad said:
Nice! The only quake I ever felt was a few years ago. It felt like my waterbed had bumblebees in it! Just bzz bzzzz bzz for about 30 seconds. Some places charge you a quarter for that! :laughing:

Kinda reminds me of the time my Wife an i were driving home, turning left on to the main road. I said, 'man we have to get the front end looked at on the rig! It's steering like a real pig.' Turns out it was a smallish earth quake.:laughing:

ernemats · Aug 31, 2011

Seems awful quiet on the PT site, I hope everyone survived the quake and also Irene

Gravy · Aug 31, 2011

Irene took the water that we need and used it to kill folks a bit farther north. Mother Nature gets nasty too often for my tastes. I hope all of my TBN friends are OK.