Mforty Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 I was laying on the floor in my sons room here in Pike Creek and was half asleep when I felt it... freaked me out because I've never felt one before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJHurricane Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Felt it here too, my frigging bed started shaking. I was still half asleep, thought it was a dream, lol. Same here...the last strong jolt was ready to bolt the house as I came to my senses Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsley Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Crap, I was outside doing yardwork. Didn't feel a thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShoreWXgal Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 does anyone have cell service? cant call or text Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsley Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Didn't feel a thing, I was outside at the time. Bummer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mforty Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 i am having trouble with home phone service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunder Road Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 I have a serious Ray Martin syndrome right now. I leave, we have a severe t storm, an earthquake, and now Irene is set to destroy NYC. But that's fine, I'm enjoying my heavy drizzle in Indiana seriously though my dad reports no cell service in NYC, 911 call center overwhelmed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quakertown needs snow Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 traffic jams leaving the city, people are fleeing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goombatommy Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 From what I'm getting at with a few people in the industry, a lot of cell phone provider services are having issues because of the quake. I too couldn't call my wife; took 3 or 4 tries to get a hold of her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShoreWXgal Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 From what I'm getting at with a few people in the industry, a lot of cell phone provider services are having issues because of the quake. I too couldn't call my wife; took 3 or 4 tries to get a hold of her. iI can't call or text but the internet works on my cell lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattinpa Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Didn't feel a thing, I was outside at the time. Bummer. Same here. Didn't notice anything. Funny, because it seems all around us it was felt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisNJ Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Now they say 5.8 and 3.5 miles deep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGorse Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 does anyone have cell service? cant call or text My cell and home phone service was not working, but it has come back as of about 15 minutes ago. The shaking was creepy as I have never felt that before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowtrain Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 I was on the porcelain god and I felt it big time being anchored to the ground on the first floor. I came out and said to someone in my office that we just had an earthquake. I went outside and everyone was out of their doors and looking around for something. Surreal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foggy Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 http://twitter.com/#!/KingBeats/status/106076104707686401/photo/1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCT777 Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Guess you got this John? Yup. Got that in my e-mail box, had it texted to my cell phone, and also a voice mail message saying the same thing was sent to my cell phone. They REALLY didn't want me to miss the memo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boch23 Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Yeah seems like if you were standing or doing any kind of moving you didnt feel it. I was working so i didn't feel it kinda sad I missed it. Also on another point if this is the kind of panic a weak earthquake causes lets hope we never get anything stronger. Yes its strong for this part of the world but relatively speaking it was weak. I get the concern.....i don't get the panic. If that makes sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
am19psu Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Earthquake threads merged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-X Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 My first earthquake-- the whole house was shaking-- it was pretty exciting lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg ralls Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 It was really cool. Lasted around 30 seconds here at the office in King of Prussia. Perhaps it was amplified because I work on the 3rd floor, but I knew about 5 seconds into it exactly what it was even though I'd never experienced one before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wederwarrior Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 That was fantastic, felt like a cement mixer under my seat, with overhead projector swaying. great stuff first earthquake! I can only imagine what the big ones feel like.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voyager Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Sitting in my tri-axle waiting to dump a load of fill dirt, it felt like I was on a boat instead of in a truck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wederwarrior Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 Virginia just had another, 4.2 in the last hour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslotted Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 I've read a few examples in different posts today of earthquakes that occur around the time of a major storm (1993) or a hurricane (1944, 1992, 2011(?)) is impacting the EC. Does anyone have a view on some possible cause/effect scenario between the two closely timed events or are these pure coincidence? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stemwinder Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 Sorry - haven't posted in a while. I lived in San Francisco for 31 years. Including when Loma Prieta hit in 1989. Even where I live now just outside Princeton NJ, today's quake was a respectable one. When it started, I of course knew, but doubted, because "it can't happen here" They can sneer at us in the West Coast, but they hang out in safer buildings, as a rule. Where's the fun in that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hazwoper Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 Forgot to bump this yesterday. Crazy day 1 year ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg ralls Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 This thread made me think we had another earthquake! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voyager Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 LOL...me too! Especially when I looked at post #1 and it saw August 23rd. Then I realized that it was from last year. Anyway, I remember it well. I was running a tri-axle dump truck at the time and I was parked along the road in Blue Bell waiting my turn to dump a load of soil when it hit. After initially thinking someone bumped my truck, or was messing around somehow, I realized what had happened, and immediately got on the CB radio, and said, "gentlemen, I think we just had an earthquake". Well, you can imagine what happened next as everyone who heard it started laughing and making smart comments. That was until someone tuned into KYW and decided to key up and play some of the broadcast over the CB. I got a couple of apologies after that, and some of them asked how I knew so fast what it was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg ralls Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 I was at work, on the 3rd floor in King of Prussia. I knew what it was pretty quickly, and it seemed like those around with me agreed right away. You could see the doors to some of the offices swinging, so it seemed pretty obvious even though it was totally unexpected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rainshadow Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 This thread made me think we had another earthquake! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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