Earthquake?

[preciousjeni]

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.

Originally Posted by Ch2tf

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.

[PM_Mama00]

Originally Posted by AGDee

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).

Ahh Dee the elevator! lol remembering your story from the other day

I was sitting at my desk. I just finished eating a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. (I kept wondering, how come you refrigerate jelly but when it's PB&J you don't have to?) All of a sudden I felt like I was swaying, and it wasn't a normal dizzy spell. I took my glasses off and thought "OMG 30 years later and NOW I'm allergic to peanuts?" My co-worker/sis in law and I were texting and I said "BTW either we just had a small earthquake or I need tubes in my ears"... I have problems with my sinuses and ears. She texted back that the news said we felt one. I went crazy! Another co-worker said he thought he was dizzy too. A lot of people didn't feel anything. It was so weird.

And yes this is comparable to someone in Cali or Florida or wherever seeing snow for the first time. I was SO excited, but so grateful that it wasn't larger. That tiny amount that I felt made me feel weird all day. I can't imagine what anything bigger, or even in Japan, feels like.

[Benzgirl]

Originally Posted by PM_Mama00

Ahh Dee the elevator! lol remembering your story from the other day

I was sitting at my desk. I just finished eating a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. (I kept wondering, how come you refrigerate jelly but when it's PB&J you don't have to?) All of a sudden I felt like I was swaying, and it wasn't a normal dizzy spell. I took my glasses off and thought "OMG 30 years later and NOW I'm allergic to peanuts?" My co-worker/sis in law and I were texting and I said "BTW either we just had a small earthquake or I need tubes in my ears"... I have problems with my sinuses and ears. She texted back that the news said we felt one. I went crazy! Another co-worker said he thought he was dizzy too. A lot of people didn't feel anything. It was so weird.

And yes this is comparable to someone in Cali or Florida or wherever seeing snow for the first time. I was SO excited, but so grateful that it wasn't larger. That tiny amount that I felt made me feel weird all day. I can't imagine what anything bigger, or even in Japan, feels like.

We are waiting for the Tsunami to come through Lake Erie and hit the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

[ASTalumna06]

Originally Posted by preciousjeni

.. so I figured I was having a heart attack or something.

I find it humorous how seemingly casual you said this. But seriously, it wasn't a good feeling. I'd rather deal with a snowstorm anyday.

People were actually running out of my office building.. But I think part of that is because our building is practically falling down already. And as another poster mentioned, the buildings here on the east coast aren't built to withstand earthquakes.. If it ever gets any worse than it was today, you better believe I'll be running, too.

[preciousjeni]

Originally Posted by ASTalumna06

I find it humorous how seemingly casual you said this.

Only after the fact lol. At the time, I was trying to assess my situation and getting myself even more riled up. I nearly called 911 just in case.