Uhh, earthquake?

[BigBlueQ 7]

Sitting at my desk at home, northeast New Jersey, my butt starts trembling.

I thought my chair leg was on something and it was wobbling, but nothing under there. I only noticed it for about 10 seconds.

[joemonte 0]

My building shook pretty good here in NYC (Mid Town)

[vladtepes 1,060]

Felt like suddenly I was on a boat.

 

 

that is EXACTLY how I described it..

[Wolfy 51]

I wasn't scared just curious. It felt interesting.

[JonF 79]

Devastation from today's quake.

 

[njpilot 671]

Sitting at desk at home in Freehold and started rocking back and forth, wheels on chair.

 

They are reporting damage at the Capitol and possible Pentagon. Concern that Washington Monument was leaning.

 

They said it was felt as far north as RI.

[Wolfy 51]

Obama issued a statement. "The earthquake caused me to miss the putt on the 17th"

[greatgunstatenj 32]

Co-worker's email said Visible swaying at 650 Madison ave.

 

I'm at 230 Park right now - my main office is on 44th & 5th above the Best Buy.

 

 

49th and Park here. Most of the people in the building felt it. Good indication of how most people wouldn't know what to do in a real emergency. People walking around, "what was that, what was that??" looking like chickens with no heads.

[StriderTB 10]

Devastation from today's quake.

 

Oh the humanity!

[NickC 23]

Devastation from today's quake.

 

 

 

Haha!!! I'm sure Haiti's on it's was with a care package for ya.

[Maksim 1,504]

Pics or it didn't happen. =P

 

didnt feel a damn thing, then again, I was motoring. (driving).

 

this does explain why the cat was acting nuts yesterday.

[georgemc 18]

I was moving my suv out of the garage, going down the driveway the truck was shaking. Said to myself "I didn't think the driveway was THAT bad" lol

[Krdshrk 3,878]

Well seeing as it was such a light shaking I had no worries. I can see how some people might feel it more on the higher floors though!

 

Such panic over nothing.

[hd2000fxdl 422]

I thought I left those in Cali when I moved to Jersey!

 

Me to, I felt 12 of them over the years I lived out there and only the second one here that I can remember but I do have to say, a lot more fun here being up in the tower at EWR airport, something about a tall minimally supported structure add to it, heck we feel the building moving with the winds every day but not used to bouncing like today.

 

And to think, I could have been home with the OL having fun and said, hey I made the earth move.

 

Harry

[Krdshrk 3,878]

[hd2000fxdl 422]

One thing we used to check after earthquakes is water lines, waste lines and double check all your windows and sliding doors for how they operate, doubt anyone in our neck of the woods will have any problems but some older homes could see some minor damage.

 

Newest reports at the airport when I left was 5.9 at the center of the quake, only a 1.2 mile deep, and reports of feeling it down as far at Atlanta airport, as far north as Toronto, and into western PA, even had a report at a facility out in Ohio. Also if you anyone out by Denver saying they felt it, tell them it was a different quake, they had thee own around the same time frame.

 

Harry

[alowerlevel 77]

http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/08/23/quake-hits-near-washington-d-c/

[Krdshrk 3,878]

I saw on the news that one of the nuke plants in VA lost outside electrical power and went on Diesel backup

[Jon 264]

I saw on the news that one of the nuke plants in VA lost outside electrical power and went on Diesel backup

 

Stop fear-mongering. It's nothing.

 

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111903461304576526642400085456.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

[Krdshrk 3,878]

Not fear mongering - just informing.

[bulpup 98]

 

this does explain why the cat was acting nuts yesterday.

 

 

Whaaaa?

[hd2000fxdl 422]

I saw on the news that one of the nuke plants in VA lost outside electrical power and went on Diesel backup

 

SOP, taking them off line and backup power to maintain them until all systems check good is all.

 

Harry

[MrP 81]

Felt it here, thought it was my imagination until my GF called and said she could feel it in her studio in Manhattan.

[Maksim 1,504]

Jon,

 

Stop being a sheep. This is all the liberal agenda to steal our guns. They drilled a whole 1.2 miles deep and stuck a nuke there to make folks feel it is a quake. While in reality, it is just a plot. The day of reckoning is upon us. 2012.

 

wait..... I might of confuse the political agenda with some religious prophecies.

 

 

move along, nothing to see here.

[Maksim 1,504]

Whaaaa?

 

It should be noted that cats/dogs are notorious for feeling fore-shocks. google here

[ajtesq 11]

anyone know of any damage or anything..

 

broken window from a building at 19th and market is all I'm aware of around here.

[axeman_g 128]

Damn thing is a nusiance.

 

North Ana and Sully Nuke shutdown as precautions due to loss of outside power. No big deal.

We had a good shake here in Philly, my building's patio has a new 8' long crack in it. I have been getting word of broken water lines, and gas lines.

Patco out of and into Philly shut down for inspections.

 

Problem I have is I was working on Hurricane Irene at the time.... but me behind the 8 ball here.

[bulpup 98]

It should be noted that cats/dogs are notorious for feeling fore-shocks. google here

 

I didn't think anyone still believed that.

[TheWombat 67]

Our office building in Secaucus was evacuated. My first ever earth quake and not something I had ever expected to experience in this part of the USA.

 

TheWombat

[Sigman 41]

I'm in a tall building on the 6th floor in Newark, and the building shook hard enough for me and a co-worker to run down the stairs. All of the buildings in the area were evacuated.