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I'm in Stafford, Va. and usually get local rock quary setting off dynamite. Feels very similar so when it started I was sitting at computer thinking great here we go again, but it didn't stop. Thats when I thought uh oh and ran to a door way then when house sounded like it was going to come down I ran to front door in case I had to get out.

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So we felt the earthquake pretty up here in Baltimore. All the buildings were evacuated. Although I must say that I've felt stronger earthquakes before (I grew up in Ecuador), but it freaked me out a bit.

I'm sure this is nothing to the people on the west coast, but hey that's what happens when an area experiences something they typically don't get. I'm sure if L.A. or San Francisco got 5 inches of snow, the city would probably be shut down.

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I have lost count of all the haynesworth/earthquake jokes I have read today

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[quote=Ruhskins;826234]So we felt the earthquake pretty up here in Baltimore. All the buildings were evacuated. Although I must say that I've felt stronger earthquakes before (I grew up in Ecuador), but it freaked me out a bit.

I'm sure this is nothing to the people on the west coast, but hey that's what happens when an area experiences something they typically don't get. I'm sure if L.A. or San Francisco got 5 inches of snow, the city would probably be shut down.[/quote]

? 5 inches..... lol try 3 ft + of snow. lol.

The news did say though that had it hit Cali there probably would have been more damage because of the type of rock under the state vs. the rock all along the east coast and is why it was felt so far north.

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[quote=rbanerjee23;826236]I have lost count of all the haynesworth/earthquake jokes I have read today[/quote]

Took about 2 minutes for that to get old.

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[quote=Chico23231;826184]im in richmond va 5th floor....scary as shit.....[/quote]


Are you downtown? Im in glen allen on the top floor (3rd) and the shaking was pretty legit. Everyone evacuated our building except our office and the office next door, by the time we were like we need to get the f out of here it finally stoped.

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Man it felt like some crazy shit. I was sitting here at my house, probably 100ish miles from the epicenter, and I thought it was a truck driving up the street, until my entire house was shaking. I grabbed my dog and got outside in about 5 seconds flat lol. My house was shaking for a good 10 seconds, it felt like it was going in slow mo.

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CRAZY! THAT'S not supposed to happen there.........

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That was wild. I was definitely scared there for about 30 seconds.

Given the forecast for Hurricane Irene, it looks like the DC area gets to deal with an earthquake and a hurricane in the same week.

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[quote=GMScud;826250]That was wild. I was definitely scared there for about 30 seconds.

Given the forecast for Hurricane Irene, it looks like the DC area gets to deal with an earthquake and a hurricane in the same week.[/quote]

Actually the hurricane will prob cause more damage given that it is supposed to rain before the hurricane gets here, so there will be some flooding. Although I heard that the National Cathedral had some damage b/c of the earthquake.

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[quote=mlmpetert;826239]Are you downtown? Im in glen allen on the top floor (3rd) and the shaking was pretty legit. Everyone evacuated our building except our office and the office next door, by the time we were like we need to get the f out of here it finally stoped.[/quote]

yeah....it wasnt fun. but damn this wiskey and ginger is tasting yummy now. I can say with certainty i much rather deal with the coming hurricane than that bullsh*t. Ive been through a hurricane and that's cake compared to the ground moving so violently below me. sounded like a train as the buidling shook.

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[quote=firstdown;826213]No big deal I chase hurricans.[/quote]

dude the summer of extremes continues...115 degree heat index camping and fishing check, 5.8 earthquake check, going to the outer banks for a catagory 3 hurricane check?

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[quote=Chico23231;826254]dude the summer of extremes continues...115 degree heat index camping and fishing check, 5.8 earthquake check, going to the outer banks for a catagory 3 hurricane check?[/quote]

Any luck you can book your next vacation at Yellow Stone for the Super Volcano. :)

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[quote=SBXVII;826261]Any luck you can book your next vacation at Yellow Stone for the Super Volcano. :)[/quote]

its on my calendar

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And ****ing Irene is on her way Sunday, ruining my Fantasy draft.

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[quote=12thMan;826270]And ****ing Irene is on her way Sunday, ruining my Fantasy draft.[/quote]

Same here. Ugh.

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[quote=NC_Skins;826166]Felt it here in NC. Just got off phone with my girl in DC. Everything is ok so far.


Also, we have a hurricane scheduled to hit this Saturday. Good week for mother nature.[/quote]

Yeah. I had got off the phone with her just before you called. Just kidding, no offense.

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[quote=12thMan;826270]And ****ing Irene is on her way Sunday, ruining my Fantasy draft.[/quote]

What is Irene you wife or girlfriend?

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Felt it pretty good here in Philly.

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MSNBC reported the Washington Monument was leaning left, Fox reported it was leaning right. Who knows?

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[quote=firstdown;826286]What is Irene you wife or girlfriend?[/quote]

Since I used the F word, she's definitely my girlfriend.

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[quote=12thMan;826307]MSNBC reported the Washington Monument was leaning left, Fox reported it was leaning right. Who knows?[/quote]

Well played.

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That was last year. Here is today...
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A town 20 miles south of me has temporarily condemned 80 buildings due to potential damage. Police are enforcing it overnight. They will be assessed individually and allowed to reopen as they pass inspection. One building has to be demolished immediately for fear that it is going to fall onto Main Street.

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I was at work in Bethesda and the building started shaking and me and my friend looked at each other like.. Uhm? But it was over in less than 10 seconds. Nothing fell over, no one died, but people panicked for about a good 10 minutes afterwards.

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At first, I thought the guy living in the room above mine was pounding the floor very loudly. Then the floor started shaking and the mattress that was propped on the side fell down. Then I realized it was an earthquake. Half-excited, I went outside to see if stuff was shaking, but by then, it was pretty much over.

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weird, but really not a big deal. check for damages and continue on with your day ;)

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The main thing is that no one died, right?

Damage is a pisser but that's what insurance is for.

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Theyre saying a crack now on the Washington Monument

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[quote=mlmpetert;826418]Theyre saying a crack now on the Washington Monument[/quote]

they gotta lotta crack in DC

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Mine was a lot weaker then i thought.....

[url=http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/2011/08/find-out-how-intense-east-coast-earthquake-was-in-your-zip-code.html]Check How Intense East Coast Earthquake Was in Your Zip Code | The Rundown News Blog | PBS NewsHour | PBS[/url]

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[quote=RedskinRat;826415]The main thing is that no one died, right?

Damage is a pisser but that's what insurance is for.[/quote]

Actually most people don't carry earthquake ins. Its an endorsement that has to be added to a policy and for the average homeowners it cost around $170 per year. I think I have maybe 4 to 8 customers who carry the coverage and they are from CA. So I'd guess very few of the people who have damage have any coverage.

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I just have to laugh about my area. It was around a 2.0 and they were evacuating buildings and sending people home early. :doh:

I understand the need to err on the side of caution these days, I still find it funny though. And of course the local news was going nuts about it and making a way bigger deal than it was.

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There was a of of sniggering on the West Coast, mostly from me.

A good point was made by a Cal Tech Geologist/Seismologist that the composition of the DC area makes for a bumpier ride. We're all relaxed and loose over here, geologically speaking.

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It wasnt nothing funny about being on the 5th floor 40 miles from the epicenter of that. 5.8 felt alot worse than it sounds. I dont mind tornados or hurricanes cause i can see them coming, earthquake lil bit of a sneak attack, i dont like that.

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I don't mind the authorities being extra cautious, especially when it comes to old buildings. Luckily I work in a fairly new building in downtown Baltimore, but still there were people checking the structures and whatnot to make sure there was no damage.

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I want hear a story of a couple screwing during this and not knowing it was a earthquake at the time. Preferable the story includes a hot girl.

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[quote=mlmpetert;826424]Mine was a lot weaker then i thought.....

[url=http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/2011/08/find-out-how-intense-east-coast-earthquake-was-in-your-zip-code.html]Check How Intense East Coast Earthquake Was in Your Zip Code | The Rundown News Blog | PBS NewsHour | PBS[/url][/quote]

Damn apparently the intensity was a 5.4 where I was at, and I'm 59 miles from the epicenter too.

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[quote=mredskins;826493]I want hear a story of a couple screwing during this and not knowing it was a earthquake at the time. Preferable the story includes a hot girl.[/quote]

my buddy claims he was on the toilet and got bucked off.

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[URL="http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/DC-Zoo-Animals-Go-Wild-Ahead-of-Quake-128323083.html"]Animals go wild before quake[/URL]

[I]Well before any humans ducked beneath desks or sought shelter in doorways on Tuesday, wildlife at the zoo started to react to the oncoming earthquake.[/I]

[I]But just like humans, some zoo residents barely registered yesterday's major tectonic motion. Zookeepers said throughout the shaking, the giant pandas hardly moved a paw.[/I]

There has to be an analogy there.