Topic: My First Earthquake (that I've noticed)

[SlowModem]

I know John in AK and all the CA folks will snicker at me, but I felt an earthquake today.  It was in KY, but was felt to Atlanta, GA.  I filled out the "did you feel it?" section of the USGS website.  I thought my wife was rattling pots and pans in the kitchen, but it turns out she was still sleeping.

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/dyfi/events/se/111012a/us/index.html

[Farmtalk]

Everyone here felt it except for me, I was walking back from breakfast on campus when it happened, and I guess I thought it was just a car or nearby truck and never paid notice.

[Jeff]

I felt one here in Aug 2011, a rare bird for Pennsylvania, I was afraid to tell anyone, but I went to the USGS site and filled out the report too.  Turns out so did alot of other folks.

Ours was a 5.9 centered in Virginia but the way the ground or plates are it travels farther here than on the West coast so I'm told.

[Harryca]

Pretty rare for that area.  Two aftershocks so far.

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsus/Maps/US2/36.38.-84.-82_eqs.php

[DanS]

Everyone here felt it except for me, I was walking back from breakfast on campus when it happened, and I guess I thought it was just a car or nearby truck and never paid notice.

Jeesch, you either sleep in very late or eat breakfast at lunchtime. The quake was reported as occurring at 12:08PM local.

[Jeff]

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