EARTH QUAKE

Thomas · Apr 20, 2002

/w3tcompact/icons/shocked.gif Just had a <font color=red>EARTH QUAKE<font color=red><font color=black>/w3tcompact/icons/shocked.gifin Lebanon,New Hampshire.
Dang it was a hum dinger and the cat took off,and the coffee slop from my full cup./w3tcompact/icons/frown.gif

This was my better half first earth quake and she /w3tcompact/icons/eyes.gif/w3tcompact/icons/sad.gif/w3tcompact/icons/crazy.gifmaybe I should tell her about the after shock??

Mark_in_NH · Apr 20, 2002

Thomas,
We felt it to up in Moultonborough, I was sitting in the coffee shop / office when the whole resteraunt started to shake.
I wonder how big it registered.

s1120 · Apr 20, 2002

Well, We had it in Schenectady NY. /w3tcompact/icons/frown.gif Woke me up. The whole house was shakeing. Dogs, and wife NOT happy.

Thomas · Apr 20, 2002

I believe there a earth quake fault located in Franklin,New Hampshire..so that would put us about on each side of the fault almost in the middle.

There hasn't been any news on the tv yet about the earth quake and how much it registered,but this I know...we just finish picking things up from the floor and the chairs,counters etc..and the cat still hiding...it was a corker for sure.

Thomas · Apr 20, 2002

Dang..sound like this was wide spread.

I told my better half it was the frost coming out of the ground up in this area..I can't write what she said for it will be deleted. /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif

s1120 · Apr 20, 2002

The northeast does have quite a bit of falts in the area. We have just been REAL lucky. Sounds like you had it wurce then we did. Nothing fell, just shuck like crazy.

s1120 · Apr 20, 2002

5.1. Came from about 17 miles south of Platsburg NY. Thats what the news just sied.

Mark_in_NH · Apr 20, 2002

Wow !! 5.1 is pretty good size. If this keeps up we will have to get rubber foundations for our houses.

Thomas,
You didn't spill any coffee I hope ???

RobS · Apr 20, 2002

Thomas, I just saw that on the news. Wow, hope all is well for you Easterners! The news reported no major damage or injuries, so hopefully it was nothing more than a fun ride for you. Didn't spill too much coffee did you /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

Harv · Apr 20, 2002

What? You have earthquakes in New Hampshire? /w3tcompact/icons/shocked.gif

Thought we were supposed to keep them all here in California.

Yeah, Thomas, they can literally rattle your nerves. Living where I do, I could tell you stories.

Haven't had a good one out here for quite some time. Uh-oh ... /w3tcompact/icons/eyes.gif

Bird · Apr 20, 2002

Sorry to hear about the burns, Derek. I think burns may be the most painful injuries you can get; or they have been for me anyway.

rancar · Apr 20, 2002

Yes, I felt it in Cambridge, New York. Thought it was first my tennant farmer rolling up the driveway with his JD4440 ag tractor. But, then windows started shaking and glasses rattled in the kitchen cupboards. No visible damage....but dang, this was a bit exciting. My first real earthquake that I actually felt. Hope no one out there sustained any injuries or serious damage to their properties.

gordon · Apr 20, 2002

Ditto what Bird said Derek. Burns really are no fun. I had to get skin grafts on both my right and left arms from work. NO fun at all. Hot steel got the better of me a few years back.

How in the heck did ya do that a backfire?

Hope your feeling better
Gordon

RoyJackson · Apr 20, 2002

Has anybody heard of damage from this northeastern earthquake? It was pretty high on the scale.

It was 5.1 to 5.5 on the Richter scale.

Looks like some damage around the epicenter (pic is from CNN).
I'm just SE of York, PA. We didn't feel a thing, but CNN said it was felt as far south as Baltimore, MD.

Robert_in_NY · Apr 20, 2002

I felt it this morning and I am a couple miles from lake Erie and the PA border in the farthest corner of NY. At the time we had thunderstorms so we thought it was just a loud thunder till we started watching the news and seen it was an earthquake. First one I have ever felt but it did shake things pretty good for about 10 seconds. I haven't heard of any damage so hopefully everyone is ok. Take care and sorry to hear you slopped some of your coffee.

Mark_in_NH · Apr 20, 2002

No damage in NH that I am aware of, and haven't really heard anything on the radio.
I was sitting in one of the local resteraunts where I go every morning at 6:00 am to gather and solve some of the worlds problems and create a few new ones. Everything just started shaking like things do when your washing machine is out of balance. Nobody in the resteraunt really gave it a second thought, A few of us went, Hmmm, earthquake and then went back to drinking coffee.
Just another day in New England /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

Mark_in_NH · Apr 20, 2002

Earthquake Bulletin from the USGS, NEIC
<A target="_blank" HREF=http://wwwneic.cr.usgs.gov/neis/bulletin/neic_deam.html>http://wwwneic.cr.usgs.gov/neis/bulletin/neic_deam.html</A>
The following is a release by the United States Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center: A moderate earthquake occurred about 15 miles southwest of Plattsburgh, New York at 4:50 AM MDT, Apr 20, 2002 (6:50 AM EDT in New York). The magnitude and location may be revised when additional data and further analysis results are available. The earthquake was felt from Cleveland, Ohio to Maine and Baltimore, Maryland. A bridge was damaged at Jay, there was road damage at Keeseville and a chimney was damaged at Lake Placid.

Bird · Apr 20, 2002

Very interesting site, Mark. Glad to see I'm in one of the least hazardous areas for earthquakes. Now if the tornadoes, wind, hail, and lightning don't get us . . ../w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif