Earthquake in VA

**Richard Jones** · 08-23-2011, 2:06 PM

Yes, you read that correctly. 5.8 quake just recorded. I was sanding a bowl on the lathe in my basement. Very scary. No amount of sand or concrete ballast would have prevented my lathe from shaking!!!!

Did I mention it was very scary?

Rich (and I thought unbalanced roughouts were bad...........) in VA

**Marty Eargle** · 08-23-2011, 2:08 PM

Felt it right outside of Raleigh. Crazy.

**John Fabre** · 08-23-2011, 2:24 PM

Wow, a 5.9, any damages, everyone alright, I used to live out there.

**Tim Thiebaut** · 08-23-2011, 2:38 PM

You know oddly enough we had our first "big" one since 1978 last night here as well, 5.7.....it was about 100 miles south of my place but very very odd for colorado...glad your ok

**Dan Hintz** · 08-23-2011, 2:45 PM

Yeah, "upgraded" to a 5.9

Do I get extra peanuts with that upgrade?

**Jim Underwood** · 08-23-2011, 2:54 PM

Wheeeee!

I used to live near a small fault in N. Pole, Alaska. We got small quakes often. Luckily nothing ever got broken, but it was still un-nerving. I don't think any of them were near that size though... I think most were around a 3.

**Richard Jones** · 08-23-2011, 3:29 PM

Originally Posted by Dan Hintz

Yeah, "upgraded" to a 5.9

Do I get extra peanuts with that upgrade?

Dan,

Yep, just stay by the mailbox, they are on the way. Really............

I did see the 5.9, then saw it downgraded, then upgraded, so I think I will just call it 5.richwasscared

**Roger Chandler** · 08-23-2011, 3:53 PM

I was sitting in my truck at taco bell when it hit.......had just gone out for lunch. My truck began to roll and shake......I looked at the trees to see if the wind was really that strong.......then looked around to see if somebody was shaking my vehicle......about 4 minutes later the guy on the radio reported the quake.

My wife called me on my cell phone to ask if I felt it...........yep! Strange.....over my life I have been in 3 different quakes... none major, but it happens so infrequently, you almost don't realize it is happening until it is over and you realize what it was.

**James Combs** · 08-23-2011, 4:05 PM

Last one I was in was back in the 70's, Georgetown, KY. I had a fired up chainsaw in my hands going at a big limb or log, didn't notice a thing

. A few seconds after it happened my wife came running our of the house and yelled, "DID YOU FEEL THAT", I look at her like she was some kind of... anyway I yelled back "FEEL WHAT"... that was pretty much the experience.

**Ron Conlon** · 08-23-2011, 4:12 PM

Originally Posted by Roger Chandler

I was sitting in my truck at taco bell when it hit.......had just gone out for lunch. My truck began to roll and shake......I looked at the trees to see if the wind was really that strong.......then looked around to see if somebody was shaking my vehicle......

This has been my experience every time I've eaten at Taco Bell.

**Alan Zenreich** · 08-23-2011, 4:16 PM

I felt it shaking here in northern NJ

**Roger Chandler** · 08-23-2011, 4:26 PM

Originally Posted by Ron Conlon

This has been my experience every time I've eaten at Taco Bell.

Ron.............rollonthefloorlaughing.gif

**Betty Fox** · 08-23-2011, 4:52 PM

LOL. Funny one Ron.

**Michael Ginsberg** · 08-23-2011, 5:01 PM

Buidling was rockin a bit up here in CT!!

**Greg Just** · 08-23-2011, 5:03 PM

Originally Posted by Jim Underwood

Wheeeee!

I used to live near a small fault in N. Pole, Alaska. We got small quakes often. Luckily nothing ever got broken, but it was still un-nerving. I don't think any of them were near that size though... I think most were around a 3.

I was in North Pole Alaska 5 years ago - nice place to visit (in July)

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