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5.8 earthquake hit Virginia

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  1. robbie380

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    What's up with that?
     
    #1 robbie380, Aug 23, 2011
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    Seriously? What the heck is happening, folks? Are we fixing to have another New Madrid quake??
     
    #2 Deckard, Aug 23, 2011
  3. dharocks

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    just felt one in NJ
     
    #3 dharocks, Aug 23, 2011
  4. Rip Van Rocket

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    Get used to it, 2012 is getting closer everyday.
     
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    posting from VA... felt it. scary as hell since you never hear of one this one.

    Im in the 3rd floor of an apartment and grabbed my dog, and 1 year old who was asleep and ran downstairs...

    when this happens does it usually "shake" just once or is there more to follow1?!?!?!
     
    #5 ToyCen428, Aug 23, 2011
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    wow thats unusual is it common to have quakes out there? I thought it was really only Cali that had them in the US. Hopefully there wasnt much damage or loss of life I dont know how 'quake ready' people and buildings are there
     
    #6 The_Yoyo, Aug 23, 2011
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    Felt it in Pittsburgh, PA
     
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    aftershocks will happen but they are smaller than the first quake and usually only felt near the epicenter


    i would say for a 5.8 you would probably get a aftershock in the low 4s or high 3s which could be felt if you were close by.
     
    #8 The_Yoyo, Aug 23, 2011
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    What's weird is that Google news has yet to mention it.
     
    #9 Deckard, Aug 23, 2011
  10. robbie380

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    just upped to a 6.0
     
    #10 robbie380, Aug 23, 2011
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    #11 Deckard, Aug 23, 2011
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    5.8?? LOL..
    Us Californians don't even flinch at anything under 6.5
     
    #12 SunsRocketsfan, Aug 23, 2011
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    Probably related to the $90 HP Touchpad.
     
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    Yeah, felt it up here in Maryland. Just about to post about it. At first I thought it was just someone rolling something heavy down the hall, but then my Rockets bobbleheads started shaking rather violently above my desk. :eek:
     
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    Felt it in a NYC skyscraper. The building swayed enough to make everyone dizzy for a minute.
     
    #15 rockergordon, Aug 23, 2011
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    We felt it in NY.

    At first I thought it was some lady walking on the floor above us.

    Aparently it was 5.8 in NY, DC, and Virginia.

    That's it. I am moving to California.
     
    #16 Zboy, Aug 23, 2011
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    There was 5.3 last night in southern Colorado. Mother nature is restless.
     
    #17 MoonDogg, Aug 23, 2011
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    i felt it on the UWS.
     
    #18 basso, Aug 23, 2011
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    felt it Toronto, Canada.
    This doesn't happen, at all..:eek::eek:
     
    #19 rn_xw, Aug 23, 2011
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    Two 6.0 earthquakes? One in Colorado, one in Virginia?

    Wow.

    DD
     
    #20 DaDakota, Aug 23, 2011
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