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Did anyone feel the earthquake

Yep felt it here in Pittsburgh. I was in a customers house we both sitting thereI looked around and he was like "you feel that" ...I thought it was a truck riding by or something,really no big deal
 
I didn't even hear about it let alone feel it.
 
Thought it was one of the forklifts running on the first floor of the building(same exact feeling), but then it kept going longer then normal.
 
We felt it down here in Raleigh. I felt the floor vibrate and my monitor started shaking. Lasted about 10 seconds. Earthquake was second on my list of possibilities. I was jamming on some SiriusXM Bootlegs and initially thought my restless foot tapping was responsible for my equilibrium disturbance.
 
The worst part about the quake here was the overloaded cell phone system.  It took almost an hour to be able to make a call reliably.  Makes me wonder how bad it would be if there were an actual emergency.  You know, something more serious then some rattled shelves that only about half the people noticed. 
 
Old No.7 Avalanche said:
Yup we felt it. Whats troubling me is that we usually never feel anything like that since Manhattan is built entirely over Granite. :eek:,

According to the U.S. Geological Survey, East Coast earthquakes can be felt in a much larger area because bedrock is less fractured, allowing the energy to travel farther.

Manhattan is directly on the bedrock with no shock absorbers. Makes perfect sense, few fault lines to disipate the shockwaves so they can travel hundreds of miles. It was felt here in Flint, just because I didn't notice it doesn't mean I didn't feel it.
 
On the bright side the earthquake should have helped everyone working on getting ready for the hurricane get into the disaster mode. :needhug:
 
From what I saw and experienced following the earthquake, the DC area is not ready for anything. It's been 10 years since 9/11 and yesterday showed that DC is in real trouble when it comes to emergencies (personally, it was no big thing for me).

As far as evacuation from DC, I give the town an F. Traffic signals were not switched over to evening rush hour mode. Metro ran at reduced speed through the whole evening (15 mph max). Metro buses were not switched to rush hour routes and schedules (the ones that were, displayed incorrect destination signs due to a programming problem). HOV restrictions were not lifted from the onset. Accidents that blocked lanes were cleared at the normal leisurely pace (one exception, the fatal van vs. semi on I-66 actually wrapped up in under 2 hours total, including investigation).

DC's overall preparedness.....Communication structure is still lacking capacity. Cell phones and land lines were inaccessible for approx 45 minutes following quake due to overwhelming volume. Most of the emergency preparedness guides handed out to almost all gov and contract employees must have been used to level out tables or act as coasters since hardly anyone knew what to do.

Thank God I wasn't working downtown yesterday (normally at the Treasury), I was in Herndon, but it still took almost 2 hours to get home compared to my usual hour and a little. I left work at normal time at 1400, but by then a lot of the idiots were already hitting the roads.

I'm not new to quakes, lived in CA for 8 years. 5.8 not a big deal. But I would like to ask that the West coast folks cut the Easterners a little slack. True, 5.8 is nothing out there, but that area has been developed to withstand a 5.8 without issue due to different building code standards. Just like building codes are different in Florida so that the roof doesn't blow off during a moderate hurricane.

On the East coast, 6.0 is probably the most you could withstand before you start to see major structural damage, mainly because of allowable codes. We do not have to incorporate the level of shear resistance and structure to foundation attachment that is required in CA. Also to be considered is the age of the majority of the buildings in and around DC. Some of these buildings are over 200 years old, what's the oldest building in LA or SanFran?

One last thought...

I was surprised when I got to Front Royal, it had been over 2 hours since the quake and gas prices hadn't gone up!!! Seems like they missed a golden excuse to jack us for another dime or so per gallon. Why not, they use every other reason.
 
Dalefan said:
Metro ran at reduced speed through the whole evening (15 mph max).

Since there was no real emergency they got that one right in case of aftershocks, might as well take thier time and do a thorough damage inspection since communications and traffic were already tied up.

You made some good points, I've seen alot of old unreinforced masonry buildings along the east coast from Penn south to Virginia that wouldn't stand up to an earthquake if it was centered anywhere near them. Good luck with that storm surge from Hurricane Irene too, much of DC was built on a swamp. Both are rare events but both in the same month ?
 
Well 5 years later it happened again. Anyone feel it this time.

http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2015/05/genesee_county_feels_michigan.html
 
But this one was in Michigan, Not Canada. Did not feel it in Muskegon atleast we didn't. I heard people that said their windows shook and wall hangings rattled but that's about it.
 
MS03 2500 said:
Well 5 years later it happened again. Anyone feel it this time.

http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2015/05/genesee_county_feels_michigan.html

Notice the comments? The Flint Journal writer and others that live near Mott felt it, that's right next to where the auto shows are held near me. I didn't feel a thing, didn't notice the one 5 years ago either.
 
Yeah I believe it was centered between KZoo and Battle Creek nice 4.2er
 
Lots of people blaming fracking but it was centered in bedrock far deeper than any type of well.

Blame it on global warming  :rolleyes:  which actually could be the case,... the Great Lakes region is still rebounding from the weight of miles thick glaciers that covered the area 10,000+ years ago.
 
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