bikerman262 Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 How does it make any sense whatsoever to do this? They are checking the runways for cracks as per normal protocol after an earthquake, according to local news here in NYC. Earthquake was felt here in my apartment on the 10th floor in Manhattan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCT777 Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 seriously every office east of the Mississippi does not need to send out all company emails letting us know you are ok. LOL. My company sent an e-mail, as well as a text and voice mail message to my cell phone. I work in the suburbs of Philly and we had about 15-20 seconds of shaking (it wasn't real bad)...and then they evacuated our building 15 minutes after it happened. I guess they think it's better to go overboard than do nothing (and they may have been fearful of aftershocks). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mello Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 The tarmac could have become damaged, causing unsafe conditions for takeoff and landing. That makes some sense. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacChump Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 How does it make any sense whatsoever to do this? they're probably checking the runways Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beneficii Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Most people in the office felt it...I didn't apparently because I was walking to the bathroom LOL: "What do you mean, you felt it? You were on your way to the bathroom! How could you have felt it?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riptide Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 At the risk of sounding strange I felt this weird wave like sensation in my body right before it hit. Almost like vibration of a big tuning fork or something. Pretty cool event. The first quake I've ever really felt. Oh really? I felt this as well.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PSUBlizzicane2007 Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 I imagine you need to inspect runways as well. That might be important as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2O Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Fun times here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TUweathermanDD Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Not gonna lie, was intense stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Typhoon Tip Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 West coast earthquakes range in depth from very shallow to very deep. I'm surprised this one was felt over such a wide area. Normally, deeper earthquakes are felt over a wider distance, and shallower ones are stronger near the epicenter but not felt over as large an area. This one was very shallow (3 mi is a shallow earthquake). Classic for EC temblors actually... The crust here consists of cold granite up and down the EC and throughout the cordillera of the Apps, and out into the eastern GL/S SE Canada. This type of rock is superior for transmitting seismic waves over the silty soft decomposed granite bedrock of the west coast. They get orders of magnitude stronger quakes out there, for sure. But in the east, comparatively moderate energies can carry a particularly potent wallop because of the geology. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxUSAF Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Updated depth....0.1 km http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/quakes_all.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SP Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 after a quake it is normal for buildings to be inspected.....obviously for structural integrity but one of the biggest issues is gas and water lines. Its quite likely this quake did not cause any major structural issues outside of anything very close to the center......however.....its is also reasonable to inspect building for any problems with pipes.......bridges for cracks.......and runways for cracks. tubes and other encased structures are also commonly inspected. I recall gas fires being more of a problem in previous large quakes....i.e. recall the San Fran during the World Series...which was larger. Anyway...panic is uncalled for.....I think the hurricane should raise more eyebrows outside the obvious bit of anxiety one experiences after being shaken by a quake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dino Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 I felt that pretty good in Holtsville, New York - Long Island. The building shook back and forth significantly - wasn't sure what was happening, then the movement switched to a side-to-side motion which was smaller but higher frequency. We all evacuated the building. Pretty good show huh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SP Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Updated depth....0.1 km http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/quakes_all.html wow that is shallow I would love to see video of the epicenter.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Typhoon Tip Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Updated depth....0.1 km http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/quakes_all.html That's gotta be a type-o. 100 meters? come on - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobbTC Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 304 PM EDT TUE AUG 23 2011 ...NORTHERN VIRGINIA EARTHQUAKE... AT APPROXIMATELY 151 PM A 5.9 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE WAS RECORDED IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA. THE USGS PRELIMINARY REPORTS HAD THE EPICENTER PLACED 27 MILES EAST OF CHARLOTTESVILLE VIRGINIA. BASED ON THEORETICAL CALCULATIONS THE QUAKE TRAVELED ONLY FOR 48 SECONDS BEFORE IT BEGAN TO SHAKE THE PHILADELPHIA METRO AREA. THE SHAKING LASTED ABOUT 45 SECONDS. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE EARTHQUAKE PLEASE GO TO THE UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WEBSITE AT, WWW.USGS.GOV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Scanning through the records, this appears to be the strongest earthquake in the eastern 1/2 of the US since the 1897 Virginia 5.9 which was posted earlier in this thread. You have to go back to 1895/Missouri for something stronger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxUSAF Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 That's gotta be a type-o. 100 meters? come on - That's crazy shallow...but that was changed from 1km. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eekuasepinniW Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Federal officials say two nuclear reactors were taken offline near quake site in Virginia. omgz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
battlebrick Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PSUBlizzicane2007 Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Federal officials say two nuclear reactors were taken offline near quake site in Virginia. omgz ...enter the conspiracy theorists... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtRosen Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 USATODAY USA TODAY Top News No injuries have been reported after the 5.9 quake that rocked the Mid-Atlantic. usat.ly/npYGLM AP The Associated Press DC authorities: Numerous injuries, none serious, and buildings damaged after quake: apne.ws/pG4hGL -EF #earthquake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-X Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 I felt that pretty good in Holtsville, New York - Long Island. The building shook back and forth significantly - wasn't sure what was happening, then the movement switched to a side-to-side motion which was smaller but higher frequency. We all evacuated the building. Pretty good show huh? Didn't you just move here? Bet you didn't expect THAT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoMo Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 picture of downtown wilmington, de - crazy!!!!: That's how it looked before, where's the after picture? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacChump Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 That's how it looked before, where's the after picture? heh - no damage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 National Cathedral in Washington was damaged Pentagon has some flooding due to a pipe I wonder if that well in Virginia (I think it is there) reacted much to this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jburns Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 At the risk of sounding strange I felt this weird wave like sensation in my body right before it hit. Almost like vibration of a big tuning fork or something. Pretty cool event. The first quake I've ever really felt. Oh really? I felt this as well.... There have been numerous times where lower animals have sensed earthquakes just prior to the event. Perhaps you could rent yourself out to California. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohleary Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Was at the World Weather Building 4th floor at the time...crazy shaking of buildling...HPC/OPC/CPC/NCO evacuated for an hour. Found a crack in a stairwell but building structurally okay so we're back in! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Itunis Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Felt it here at Penn State. Was in an art history class nodding off, projector starts swaying and professor says "Holy sh*t" and sprints out. A few seconds later the rest of the class rushed out. Nothing really intense of course, but it was hilarious how the professor just ran full speed out of the lecture hall leaving us to fend for ourselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 I got a call from that area on my cell phone about an hour before it happened from a number I don't know. Maybe they were warning me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.