Earthquake?

[KittyNakajima]

Was at work when it happened. Working in Jewelry, merchandise and fixtures shook a little for a few minutes, and I was going to check if it was some snot nosed kid rolling on Heeleys until I felt the vibration myself. I didn't freak out, but I had to do a double take because I thought I was spacing out or something since it'd been a pretty slow shift, as well as my other co-workers up front not believing me until some customers came up talking about it.

It wasn't really anything major and I do agree that the coverage has gotten a tad ridiculous, but I have to say that it was kinda cool for the few minutes that it went on. Not that I'm saying that all earthquakes are cool, but a 1 or 2 scale quake is pretty neat.

[Kevin]

I didn't feel it myself, but I was told there was some rattling at my house. I got in contact with friends and family who live in the region, and thankfully they're ok and no real bad damage done by the earthquake.

Isn't the East Coast usually a rare place for Earthquakes?

Yes, it's very rare for a stronger earthquake to happen in this region. I've only felt an earthquake once in my life which was years ago. I remember measuring around a 3 on the scale. It was the talk of the town that morning because of the rarity of earthquakes happening here.

Edited August 25, 2011 by Kevin

[Old dead account]

I suppose Texas is next...

[novelty]

I thought it was the subway when it happened.

[Ferno]

...I slept through it. Because I had no internet I didn't even know there was an earthquake until my bro told me about it after I woke up from a nap, 'said he felt the ground shake a little bit.

I miss EVERYTHING. :U

Edited August 26, 2011 by Inferno

[Carbo]

I suppose Texas is next...

Texas is relatively far removed from tectonic plate activity. The only thing they need to worry about is being one of the states that's placed in the midst of the Tornado Alley. Ironically there's reports of a potential massive tornado moving in towards NYC.

[Patticus]

Texas is relatively far removed from tectonic plate activity.

[Carbo]

And the US' eastern seaboard isn't? There aren't any major earthquake-producing tectonic boundaries for hundreds of miles around.

I wouldn't say that was what I was getting at, and it's not like anyone expected an East Coast earthquake to begin with either. The earthquake was probably due to a release of pressure from down below, and while such earthquakes are not unheard of, when it comes to ones of this size they're incredibly rare and really don't get worse than this.

I don't see a reason to start assuming Texas is potentially threatened.

[Conando]

Most of the East Coast is actually on a moderately active fault line, especially the North East.