Tony Sisk Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usc000mr27#summary Edgefield SC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NavarreDon Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 You guys are getting all the interesting weather/earth phenomenon this week. Did any of you hear a distant rumble sound? Lady being interviewed on FoxCarolina said "sound like a train in the distance then my house started shaking" Damage in McCormick, SC. SC EOC activating! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckeyefan1 Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 Edgefield SC Yep!! 12 miles wnw of Edgefield and they are reporting a 4.1 with moderate shaking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiQuiDBuD Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 Felt it here in Cashiers pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avdave Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 4.1 now. Felt here just outside of the hotel near Charlotte. Very minimal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audioguy3107 Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 A friend of mine from Augusta said that stuff came off some walls. Unbelievable! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UpstateSCBud Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 Shook the house here in Mauldin,Sc for a few seconds. First thought was that it was the wind, then realized there was no way the wind was shaking the house that much. Don't remember much of a rumble, but my wife says she heard what she thought was distant thunder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scgal Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 Water tower across from Augusta National gushing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrasher Fan Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 Unconfirmed reports of the water tower next to Augusta National is cracked and water pouring out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxictwister00 Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 Wow, I felt my house shaking and I don't know why but earthquake was the first thing that came to mind... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckeyefan1 Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 That was freakin awesome! Sounded like a freight train then the whole house rolled for several seconds EDIT: That was my second earthquake here in the past couple of years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wx4life Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 I felt nothing. But people around my area said they felt it. I always miss these things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LovingGulfLows Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 Unconfirmed reports of the water tower next to Augusta National is cracked and water pouring out. Welp, look like it was confirmed. I felt it here too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avdave Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 I felt nothing. But people around my area said they felt it. I always miss these things. Felt it here up near Concord, NC, real quick and nothing moved at the hotel here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEGa Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 i have seen a couple of different reports of the magnitude, from 4.1 - 5.4 even though our geology is different than out west, from the reports here and on the internet of the shaking (it was rattling stuff here) i find it hard to believe it was on the lower end (not that i am an earthquake expert by any means ). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HWY316wx Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 We felt it all the way over here in Dacula, GA. My kids were sitting by the fire and the dog was on the couch. The dog hopped up on top of the couch and the kids stood straight up and said... "what's that!?!?!?!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckeyefan1 Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 Felt it here up near Concord, NC, real quick and nothing moved at the hotel here It shook Jacob's heavy bookshelf hard enough I heard it from the other side of the house Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JQPublic Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 Think about just going through 1" of freezing rain, no power and then an earthquake! Now they probably don't have water with that water tower gushing. They may have to shut it off! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jburns Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 We get the snow hole and earthquakes , what a week! Did it get metal man? He better watch out for a swamp seiche. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socar2001 Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 scared the heck outta me here in Columbia, sc. thought ice was falling on the house then the whole house started shaking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wx4life Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 i have seen a couple of different reports of the magnitude, from 4.1 - 5.4 even though our geology is different than out west, from the reports here and on the internet of the shaking (it was rattling stuff here) i find it hard to believe it was on the lower end (not that i am an earthquake expert by any means ). I saw that it was 2.9 miles below the surface. That's pretty shallow, so maybe that's why it felt more intense. Not sure if that makes a difference, but it seems I've heard that in the past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downeastnc Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 i have seen a couple of different reports of the magnitude, from 4.1 - 5.4 even though our geology is different than out west, from the reports here and on the internet of the shaking (it was rattling stuff here) i find it hard to believe it was on the lower end (not that i am an earthquake expert by any means ). Even smaller earthquakes can shake large areas on the eastern seaboard compared to those in the rest of the US....the one in Virginia a few years back was felt from Boston to Charleston and was 5.8 I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jburns Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 I saw that it was 2.9 miles below the surface. That's pretty shallow, so maybe that's why it felt more intense. Not sure if that makes a difference, but it seems I've heard that in the past. The rock is different in the east. Quakes are felt over a much wider area than a similar sized quake would be out west. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEGa Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 I saw that it was 2.9 miles below the surface. That's pretty shallow, so maybe that's why it felt more intense. Not sure if that makes a difference, but it seems I've heard that in the past. i think you are correct, the shallower (is that a word?) the earthquake the stronger the shaking. that seems pretty shallow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avdave Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 It shook Jacob's heavy bookshelf hard enough I heard it from the other side of the house Dayum, nice 'chelle. You are having a helluva week. Ice, sleet, Snow, power outages, an earthquake and 65* by Wed. Jesus LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CandymanColumbusGA Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 Yup. Shallower quakes can be felt a lot more than deeper ones. You've also got different rock composition along the east coast that allows the waves to spread out a lot more than the more rock solid west. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wx4life Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 The rock is different in the east. Quakes are felt over a much wider area than a similar sized quake would be out west.Gotcha. I never thought about the difference in rock. When I saw the depth, that was the first thing that came to mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avdave Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 Even smaller earthquakes can shake large areas on the eastern seaboard compared to those in the rest of the US....the one in Virginia a few years back was felt from Boston to Charleston and was 5.8 I think. indeed it was a 5.8 back in Aug 2011. I was at Dulles Airport and it sounded like a jet engine just hit the reverse thrust and it was next to the A-B concourse. It was pretty wild at the time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jburns Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 Yup. Shallower quakes can be felt a lot more than deeper ones. You've also got different rock composition along the east coast that allows the waves to spread out a lot more than the more rock solid west. East of the Rocky Mountains, an earthquake can be felt over an area as much as ten times larger than a similar magnitude earthquake on the west coast. Western rock is relatively young, therefore it absorbs much of the shaking caused by earthquakes. Thus, western earthquakes result in intense shaking close to the epicenter, but fade more quickly the farther the earthquakes travel. In the eastern United States the rock is much older, and the earthquake energy can therefore spread farther and have a greater impact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NavarreDon Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 Dayum, nice 'chelle. You are having a helluva week. Ice, sleet, Snow, power outages, an earthquake and 65* by Wed. Jesus LOL Only in the South! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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