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Old 08-23-2011, 12:55 PM
 
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I'm approximately 10 miles west of Pittsburgh and felt it here. My chair sort of wobbled a bit, I heard all sorts of creaking in the house, and my ceiling fan pull-chain was swaying.

Was very relieved to find out that I'm not losing it.

My daughter who lives in Columbia MD was at work, and her office bldg. was evacuated.
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Old 08-23-2011, 12:55 PM
 
Location: North Oakland
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Anyone else feel the earth move?
What time?
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Old 08-23-2011, 12:56 PM
 
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also, all these ppl looking this up online is making the internet so slow.. real problems.
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Old 08-23-2011, 12:57 PM
 
Location: Not where I want to be
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At first I thought I was having a dizzy spell, but the shelves and tables were swaying, too.
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My building was evacuated. I'm near the Convention Center downtown. My jacket on the back of my door start swaying as did the tea in my cup. Strangest sensation ever. I felt like I do when my equilibrium is off.
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Interesting year in Western PA. An earthquake and a tornadah!
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And last week's flooding, too. What's next? Boils? Locusts?

I thought and felt as all above. Felt seasick here in Plymouth, Mass. I keep getting that sensation too. Like right now. I'm swaying back and forth but not intentionally. After shocks? This makes #3 or 4.

No, fleetie, IRENE!
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Old 08-23-2011, 12:57 PM
 
Location: Virginia
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Interesting year in Western PA. An earthquake and a tornadah!
Plus, Irene is supposed to blow through on Sunday. OK, who ticked off mother nature????
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Old 08-23-2011, 12:58 PM
 
Location: Portland, OR
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Does this have somethinig to do with Batman leaving town?
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Old 08-23-2011, 12:59 PM
 
Location: Virginia
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its because of marcelles shale
Down here, we're blaming the Salahis....

Or Trump! Yeah, yeah that's it! Trump just bought a townhouse here and now look what happens.
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Old 08-23-2011, 01:00 PM
 
Location: ɥbɹnqsʇʇıd
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also, the fact that the news described so mundanely about how the steelers players were not affected by the earthquake... is it really necessary??

At the Steelers offices on the South Side, many of the front-office employees felt the two-story building shake, thinking it might have been a passing train. Some left the building and stood outside in the parking lot. At the time, the players were practicing outside in the back of the building.
I love Yinzer media!
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Old 08-23-2011, 01:05 PM
 
Location: southside
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It's mayor Luke's fault, the city could have prevented this.
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Old 08-23-2011, 01:07 PM
 
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Ironically, the ground in the eastern United States is much more conducive to earthquake propagation than it is in the western United States. Earthquakes in the western United States are more common and more severe, but the ground out there doesn't allow them to propagate as far relative to their magnitude. On the other hand, another 8.0 earthquake in the Missouri bootheel (as happened in 1811 and 1812) would be felt across the entire eastern United States with the possible exception of the Florida peninsula.
That is pretty interesting... Let's hope we don't have that happen anytime soon
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