Avdave Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 Only in the South! At least it is exciting Last time I was in the Carolina's, it was the heavy rains in July 4 weekend. This time an Earthquake. Fault line map of SC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackerel_sky 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.Swamp water probably slows the roll of the waves! So metal did not feel a thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NRVwxfan. Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 We were in Charleston, and felt nothing, but our kids back home said the whole house shook for 5 seconds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gastonwxman 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. In addition to that, the average shallow earthquake is at least 40 miles deep, so for this one to be only 3 miles deep and occur the way that it did is pretty interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceagewhereartthou 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. That was the first EQ I had ever felt. Remember it well, was at work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckeyefan1 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 I know right?! That was just crazy My backyard is the little red dot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downeastnc Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 SC holds the record for east coast quakes as well I shudder to think what a repeat of this one would do to the east coast..... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleston_earthquake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avdave Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 I know right?! That was just crazy My backyard is the little red dot earthquake1.jpg Nice, you were def close to it. Wow. As for the water tower photo, it is from yesterday, not from the earthquake, its now being said Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackerel_sky Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 According to Fox21, this is the 13th earthquake in SC this year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metalicwx366 Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 I didn't feel sh*t. I'm closer than most of you guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrasher Fan Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 Looks like the water tower pic is a hoax. Social media at its finest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HWY316wx Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 Atlanta news is reporting no injuries... so I feel the need to post this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jburns Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 I didn't feel sh*t. I'm closer than most of you guys. You live on a bog. Your good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEGa Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 nice map - i had no idea there were so many faults around the se lol. i pretty much figured the big charleston one like ages ago was a fluke. apparently not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metalicwx366 Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 You live on a bog. Your good.Lolxz. Geez, y'all are having heart attacks over a weak earthquake that only damaged a water tower and knocked over a lawn chair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audioguy3107 Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 Atlanta news is reporting no injuries... so I feel the need to post this. Ok, that's funny as **ll. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackerel_sky Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 Lolxz. Geez, y'all are having heart attacks over a weak earthquake that only damaged a water tower and knocked over a lawn chair. Hey, it caused Bricks weenie to break, so it's a crisis! You just mad cause you miss everything! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackerel_sky Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 I didn't feel sh*t. I'm closer than most of you guys.To he*l , I agree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackerel_sky Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 Looks like the water tower pic is a hoax. Social media at its finest.The news is saying it had a small leak from the ice storm, but earthquake made it worse!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAdawg Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 Atlanta is sitting right on top of a fault. Many people are unaware of this fact since it has been inactive for so long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceagewhereartthou Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 Atlanta news is reporting no injuries... so I feel the need to post this. Mayor and governor to hold press conference to lay out plan for future possible quakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scgal Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 This was posted a few minutes ago on the Austin Rhodes Show fb page: Just spoke with the director of Augusta utilities...the gushing water at the National Hills water tower is an overflow release. Power failure impacted the water department's remote monitoring devices. When the tank gets too full, because they are not reducing the pressure remotely, the overflow valve pops. It is a new system, which explains why people who have seen that tank for 50 years, like me, have never seen this happen before. It startled me too...but everything is fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metalicwx366 Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 Hey, it caused Bricks weenie to break, so it's a crisis! You just mad cause you miss everything!Actually folks say they felt the quake down here. I still missed it though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxBlue Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 Didn't feel it here in Asheville :\ Maybe it's because I was on the bed... and that wouldn't be the first time (DC quake back in 2011) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarlHill Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 I did not feel it here in Easley, but the foothills snow shield may also keep the earthquakes away... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLweather Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 I didn't feel anything here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackerel_sky Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 I did not feel it here in Easley, but the foothills snow shield may also keep the earthquakes away...The snow hole from the last storm blocke the earthquake !? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarlHill Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 The snow hole from the last storm blocke the earthquake !? Exactly, LOL!!! It is like a forcefield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncskywarn Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 How ironic would that be if this quake was on the Pax Mountain fault system considering the winter storm we just had was named Pax by the Weather Channel lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CherokeeGA 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. It's not just the depth - it's in very large measure to do with the type of ground/rock the waves must travel through between the epicenter and where you are. This is why in some cases someone further away will see more shaking or to be more specific a different type of shaking (rocking or jarring or other) than a site that's technically closer to the epicenter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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