I knwo there's a fault line that runs down 125th in NYC,but is there anyone who knows what fault line this one is on? I can't seem to find the info at the USGS website
No idea... First I've heard of it.
It says it is centered in virginia. looking at the usgs site it seems to have two fault areas in that state.
thanks,that answer my questions
If it's that small likely there will be little to no permanate damage.
yeah,it was clsoe to the surface which is why it was felt all over the east coast. I'm sure if it were more powerful,the damage would have been much much worse
I felt it. Not bad here, but I've heard it was felt as far north as Toronto. I don't know anyone farther than that that I talk to regularly, so I can't say about other places.
Thats what i've been hearing too,I haven't heard about how far west it's been felt
EDIT: looks there could be an issue at one of the nuke plants
OH isn't known for earthquakes. I'm surprised you felt one that small from that far away.
It being a surface quake explains why he felt it from so far away. A deeper quake likely would have been more powerful but would have produced different kinds of waves. Um smaller AoE and stuff.
OH isn't known for earthquakes. I'm surprised you felt one that small from that far away.
We actually have a fault line somewhere. Our quakes are typically very small, though. Something I'm glad of what with blizzards, tornadoes and hurricanes (yes, they land on us after they make landfall and stay for a long, long time) that hit us.
If i understand things correctly, how far an earthquake is felt is dependent on a number of things liek the type of soil and how close to the sruface it is,in this case it was 3 miles below the sruface and i'm not sure what the soil is made of there. It looks like it was felt as far south as Alabama
The had to go back to the 1800 and 1700s for the last few earthquakes on the eastcoast during the USGS's press conference.
I'm jsut glad that it wasn't one one of the worst case fault lines that runs up and down the east coast.
I didn't feel it here in central Illinois (though, a little bit more west).
That's because you and I (central MO) get to deal with the New Madrid fault. When we get hit, the whole country feels it..
I just felt like sharing.
I must have been driving at the time.
Miracle Suspension for the win.
Thank goodness, too, because the friend I was with grew up in CA and has a serious fear of earthquakes!
OH isn't known for earthquakes. I'm surprised you felt one that small from that far away.
5.8 isn't small. 5.0-5.5 would be moderate. Once you pass 5.5, you're getting into hefty quake territory.
OH isn't known for earthquakes. I'm surprised you felt one that small from that far away.
It being a surface quake explains why he felt it from so far away. A deeper quake likely would have been more powerful but would have produced different kinds of waves. Um smaller AoE and stuff.
Terrain has a lot to do with it as well. Apparently east coast quakes are felt farther away than comparable west coast quakes.
I've lived in California my whole life and have never felt an earth quake.
I just felt like sharing.
Must be nice living in a fog ;)
I've been in California since 1983 and I've felt dozens, including being awake and near the epicenter of the Northridge quake. Fun stuff. I love quakes. Note, that dozens above does not include the 100 or more aftershockes to the Northridge quake that I felt.
I knwo this is in regards to the Northridge quake but still
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I felt it. Not bad here, but I've heard it was felt as far north as Toronto. I don't know anyone farther than that that I talk to regularly, so I can't say about other places.
Yeah.
Here in the 'Burgh my computer monitor just vibrated a little.
I thought I was flashing back... until the boss pops his head in and says "Is the building moving?"
I then clicked on the news and there it was.
Didn't hear or feel a thing up here in CT...
5.8 isn't small. 5.0-5.5 would be moderate. Once you pass 5.5, you're getting into hefty quake territory.
Unless you're familiar with Cali quakes. C'mon, Max, you know we don't even bother to mention a quake until it hits 6. And duck-and-cover doesn't enter the equation until at least 6.5-7.
5.8 isn't small. 5.0-5.5 would be moderate. Once you pass 5.5, you're getting into hefty quake territory.
Unless you're familiar with Cali quakes. C'mon, Max, you know we don't even bother to mention a quake until it hits 6. And duck-and-cover doesn't enter the equation until at least 6.5-7.
Heh. True. The Northridge quake was the only one I actually dove under something during. The main reason for that, though, is that we actually build our structures with quakes in mind. The east coast doesn't do that. Earthquakes in the 5's have killed hundreds or thousands in places like China.
Heh. True. The Northridge quake was the only one I actually dove under something during. The main reason for that, though, is that we actually build our structures with quakes in mind. The east coast doesn't do that. Earthquakes in the 5's have killed hundreds or thousands in places like China.
That is true. The East Coast generally worries about, and prepares for, hurricanes (like the one that is going to possibly hit North Carolina. I mean really, how often do you really hear about East Cost earht quakes?
I mean really, how often do you really hear about East Cost earht quakes?
Maybe one or two small ones every decade. I remember one back when I was a kid that felt like a large truck going by.
I've lived in California my whole life and have never felt an earth quake.
I just felt like sharing.
Must be nice living in a fog ;)
I've been in California since 1983 and I've felt dozens, including being awake and near the epicenter of the Northridge quake. Fun stuff. I love quakes. Note, that dozens above does not include the 100 or more aftershockes to the Northridge quake that I felt.
I live in Sacramento so no fault lines in the immediate area and there have been no major earth quakes in my life that have come from SF or Reno. There have been plenty of earth quakes but nothing that has reached out here in any capacity that could be felt by us humans.
.5.8 isn't small. 5.0-5.5 would be moderate. Once you pass 5.5, you're getting into hefty quake territory.
that's relative,isn't it? I mean, where I live, I don't think a 5.0 would be considered 'moderate'.
August 2 we had the biggest quake since the 1930s ... A whopping 2.4.5.8 isn't small. 5.0-5.5 would be moderate. Once you pass 5.5, you're getting into hefty quake territory.
that's relative,isn't it? I mean, where I live, I don't think a 5.0 would be considered 'moderate'.
It is relative but also it has to do with stuffs like soil as well as kind of quake. Like was it a slip or submersion or volcanic or whatnot. As well as how deep it was but that is partially related to the kind of quake mentioned in the last sentence.
Um usually the major damage dealing wave in an earthquake will be the surface wave which is stronger if the earthquake is near the surface. So a weak surface earthquake can seem as big as a much bigger but much deeper earthquake. Sorta. Effects should of course decrease as distance from focus increases.
The Virgina quake was a 5.9 shallow one so I'm not surprised it was felt all over the place.
I live in Sacramento so no fault lines in the immediate area and there have been no major earth quakes in my life that have come from SF or Reno. There have been plenty of earth quakes but nothing that has reached out here in any capacity that could be felt by us humans.
God, I feel old. I was watching the World Series in '89. *Yes, that's a hint*
I live in Sacramento so no fault lines in the immediate area and there have been no major earth quakes in my life that have come from SF or Reno. There have been plenty of earth quakes but nothing that has reached out here in any capacity that could be felt by us humans.
God, I feel old. I was watching the World Series in '89. *Yes, that's a hint*
You're 130 years old. I win, what's my prize?
If i understand things correctly, how far an earthquake is felt is dependent on a number of things liek the type of soil and how close to the sruface it is,in this case it was 3 miles below the sruface and i'm not sure what the soil is made of there.
An East Coast earthquake can be felt up to 10 times further away than a similar magnitude West Coast earthquake. The reason has to do with the age, heat, and density of the rocks. Since California has active fault lines, the rocks are hotter and more flexible so the energy of the earthquake doesn't go as far. Think of a huge thing of jello - if you hit it with a hammer, the immediate area will wobble some but the energy won't spread very far. On the other hand, the East Coast is a much older fault area so the rocks are colder and denser which means that the energy can travel much further. Think of striking a bell with a hammer - the entire thing is going to vibrate.
As others have pointed out, buildings in the East aren't designed to withstand earthquakes, so the damage can be much more severe. I know there were people in the Boston area who felt it, especially those in skyscrapers. I was north of the city at the time and didn't feel anything though.
(Sorry, minor geology pet peeve...) Soil and rock are two different things. Soil type won't effect how far away you will feel an earthquake. Rock type will.
correct me if I'm wrong but I'm pretty sure no matter how you play with your jello the whole thing is going to vibrate.
When it hit I first thought it was just some great big fat person walking by. Where I sit, you can feel the floor move even when a li'l 110lb gal walks by - if she's moving quickly enough and striking the floor. So yeah, it felt, at first, like a great big fat person walking by pretty fast. But it got more severe (slightly) and so I looked up and saw stuff moving. It felt like I had just switched from contacts to glasses or something but that was about it. A lot of the people here got a kick out of watching the hangers people have on their cubes move around. But yeah, it wasn't very intense where I was at. And I'm glad of it, too.
/wipe drool
Yeah of course it makes sense you'd feel it from so far away with such a sensitive floor. *cough* yeah. Well glad you're safe. yeah....
EDIT: News post
The Country's Monument has been subincised?!
Woot, looks like our country has finally come of age!
August 2 we had the biggest quake since the 1930s ... A whopping 2.4.5.8 isn't small. 5.0-5.5 would be moderate. Once you pass 5.5, you're getting into hefty quake territory.
that's relative,isn't it? I mean, where I live, I don't think a 5.0 would be considered 'moderate'.
No, it isn't relative. That's why it's guaged on an objective scale. Your OPINION on whether it's large or small might be relative, but that's only what you feel, not what reality is.
If i understand things correctly, how far an earthquake is felt is dependent on a number of things liek the type of soil and how close to the sruface it is,in this case it was 3 miles below the sruface and i'm not sure what the soil is made of there.
An East Coast earthquake can be felt up to 10 times further away than a similar magnitude West Coast earthquake. The reason has to do with the age, heat, and density of the rocks. Since California has active fault lines, the rocks are hotter and more flexible so the energy of the earthquake doesn't go as far. .
(Sorry, minor geology pet peeve...) Soil and rock are two different things. Soil type won't effect how far away you will feel an earthquake. Rock type will.
Thanks for correcting me
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I mean really, how often do you really hear about East Cost earht quakes?
Well, ya don't hear about em much, but here in CT from 1638-2007 we apparently had 137 of them. (Maine had about 550 from 1776-2007 and NY had 755 from 1840-2007) There's a town in CT whose name is actually derived from a Native American word meaning "place of noises" because it rumbles alot.
Here's a link to an article about east coast vs. west coast quakes...
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Apparently it happened along an unknown fault and they really can't tell which one it came from since it didn't breach the surface at all. Without any aftershocks, they won't be able to trace it.
With all the weather-related crap New England goes though every year, most folks I know didn't get particularly excited about the quake.
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Great, that's all we need. San Andreas comin' over here beefin' about some quake some sucka from the Right Coast made.
Great, that's all we need. San Andreas comin' over here beefin' about some quake some sucka from the Right Coast made.
No need. You know the big kid doesn't punk the little girls.
West Coast reactions: Number 12 is my favorite.
No need. You know the big kid doesn't punk the little girls.
I'm pretty sure Tupac thought somethin' similar. One love!
Subtle.
I was thinking one of those "worlds smallest violin" moments, but the harp works as well. It's an earthquake, quit your whining.
Actually, I think it's a reference to the High Altitude Atmospheric Research Project High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program (EDIT: brain farted on the name). Conspiracy theorists have a field day conjecturing on what HAARP's antenna arrays can do. Sadly, most of these conspiracy theorists have the same grasp on science possessed by 1950s and 60s comic book writers. (Why, yes, gamma radiation CAN turn you into a gigantic green berzerker, thanks for asking.)
Fun times! Just had a 4.1 strike about 7 miles from me and a 4.8 strike about 15-20 miles from me. I was feeling left out here in Los Angeles.
Pfffft. Why even mention those baby quakes? They were probably precursors, so you should have waited until the big one hits. Please note, I did not say The Big One.