Earthquake? - Page 3

Kappamd · #31 08-23-2011, 04:42 PM

I felt nothing in NeOH. Fiance felt it in State College, PA.

Edit: There are a ton of us from NE Ohio on here. Didn't even realize.

GammaPhi88 · #32 08-23-2011, 04:52 PM

I was in class at my law school at the time, and felt some shaking...at first we thought it was a bunch of people on the floor below us, but then someone yelled "Its an earthquake, get under your desks!" So we got under our desks, and the professor just continued with legal analysis once we got up. Then, of course, they evacuated the building; following that they kept us captive in a classroom...without our books. So you take some nervous law students, put them in a room without their books and keep them there...there's a joke in there somewhere.

ADqtPiMel · #33 08-23-2011, 05:26 PM

I'm really close to the Capitol building, so I thought there was some kind of attack. After a few minutes it was apparent it was an earthquake and we evacuated. Cell service was down for about an hour after. Traffic in DC is HORRENDOUS right now. I walked the 3-4 miles home from work.

AOEforme · #34 08-23-2011, 05:29 PM

The earthquake was in the middle of one of my exams and we had to keep taking it. Everyone looked up and the swaying building and just went back to work.

AznSAE · #35 08-23-2011, 05:32 PM

didn't colorado have an earthquake too yesterday? soon the hurrican will hit. that old pastor might be right about the end of the world

AGDee · #36 08-23-2011, 05:33 PM

It was felt in Detroit, but I didn't feel it. By my best estimate, I was in an elevator at the time so the minimal movement wasn't felt by me.

A sorority sister in DC had some pictures fall off of her wall and shatter but that is the extent of her damage. She was shaken up though (pun intended).

TPA85 · #37 08-23-2011, 05:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Kappamd

I felt nothing in NeOH. Fiance felt it in State College, PA.

Edit: There are a ton of us from NE Ohio on here. Didn't even realize.

Me neither!!

AGDee · #38 08-23-2011, 05:37 PM

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Originally Posted by AznSAE

didn't colorado have an earthquake too yesterday? soon the hurrican will hit. that old pastor might be right about the end of the world

It would be good timing for me.. as long as it happens before I write the 10 page paper that is due in 10 days.

barbino · #39 08-23-2011, 05:42 PM

One of the radio stations that I listen to suggested that we might have been able to feel the quake in Chicago but I haven't talked to anyone who has. It's interesting hearing reports from people who did feel it, though.

AznSAE · #40 08-23-2011, 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by AGDee

It would be good timing for me.. as long as it happens before I write the 10 page paper that is due in 10 days.

sorry, but i think he predicted the new date as October 21st, so you will have to write that paper haha. i walk down the isle on October 29th, so this might not be good for me.

groovypq · #41 08-23-2011, 05:48 PM

Felt it in Central PA (about an hour 30 from State College, Kappamd). They evacuated all of the buildings on campus til they could check for structural damage.

aephi alum · #42 08-23-2011, 05:56 PM

I felt it up here in Connecticut. Not much more than a little rumble. They say animals are very sensitive to things like earthquakes, but my kitten didn't even seem to notice.

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It's not too different from when West Coasters flip out over a few snowflakes.

Pretty much...

Now to hunker down for the hurricane.

txAOII_15 · #43 08-23-2011, 06:01 PM

felt it in west philly. have some shattered picture frames and some stuff that fell off the wall but that's about it.

preciousjeni · #44 08-23-2011, 06:40 PM

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Originally Posted by ASTalumna06

I'm reading online that there are no reports of any injuries yet.

I must say, that was a very weird experience. I started feeling light-headed.. I have a hanger on my cubicle, and it started swinging back and forth. I thought I was going crazy. Then I saw my water shifting in the bottle on my desk.. When the floor was clearly shaking, people were out of their chairs and evacuating.

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Same here. At first I thought I was just getting dizzy (I've had boughts of vertigo in the past). Then I noticed I was rocking in my chair, my cube walls were moving, and the lights were shaking. I still feel kinda nauseous/like an episode of vertigo just passed.

I thought it was my heart beating strongly (kinda like when you're cooling down from a workout), so I figured I was having a heart attack or something. I would have called 911 had I not realized everything was jiggling...window shades, bookshelves, etc. at which point I figured it was road work or a big truck passing by. I had no idea there was an earthquake until I saw an FB post about it.

Benzgirl · #45 08-23-2011, 07:05 PM

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Originally Posted by AGDee

It would be good timing for me.. as long as it happens before I write the 10 page paper that is due in 10 days.

No! Not until I take my vacation!