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thechunkyone
35 / male
elizabeth, New Jersey, US
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so we had a earthquake
seems the tri state area had a 5.8 or 5.9 one
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| August 23, 2011, 18:10 |
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funlovingpair
59 / couple
Frozen Tundra, Minnesota, US
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Re: so we had a earthquake
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| August 23, 2011, 18:17 |
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Re: so we had a earthquake
We even felt it here in Buffalo
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| August 23, 2011, 18:20 |
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Re: so we had a earthquake
Please keep us updated, of course we want to know everyone is safe and well.
Here, we have a few loved ones that left a day ago for Virginia. Trying to make contact with them now.
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| August 23, 2011, 18:32 |
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thechunkyone
35 / male
elizabeth, New Jersey, US
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Re: so we had a earthquake
my mom said upgrade to 6.0. im serous it felt like a 2. but my cousin said we got tsunami warning im looking at the news b4 i go to work
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| August 23, 2011, 18:37 |
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thechunkyone
35 / male
elizabeth, New Jersey, US
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Re: so we had a earthquake
so far calls can't be mad only calls to my mom went in. can't get in touch with my dad or anyone else
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| August 23, 2011, 18:41 |
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Iwant2kssuallovr
62 / female
Bendover, Florida, US
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Re: Re: so we had a earthquake
QUOTE (Chazzy @ August 23, 2011, 18:32)Please keep us updated, of course we want to know everyone is safe and well.
Here, we have a few loved ones that left a day ago for Virginia. Trying to make contact with them now.
You may have a hard time contacting your friends via the phone. I have 2 cousins, one in Norfolk, and one in Newport News, the phone lines are overloaded.
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| August 23, 2011, 18:43 |
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thechunkyone
35 / male
elizabeth, New Jersey, US
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Re: so we had a earthquake
news is even saying it could b a pre quake to something bigger (doesn't surprise me) and theres a few gas leaks like bergen county it seems.
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| August 23, 2011, 18:43 |
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Iwant2kssuallovr
62 / female
Bendover, Florida, US
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Re: Re: so we had a earthquake
QUOTE (thechunkyone @ August 23, 2011, 18:37)my mom said upgrade to 6.0. im serous it felt like a 2. but my cousin said we got tsunami warning im looking at the news b4 i go to work
A possible tsunami is my concern.
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| August 23, 2011, 18:44 |
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Re: so we had a earthquake
The phones do get bogged down, will give it a little time.
Here we have the tornados, I will say the Red Cross is fantastic at this kind of thing, had to contact them when we had family buried in the rubble of a tornado, they were great helping us find out if our loved ones were accounted for or not. (BTW, the children had only minor injuries, the mother's injuries were quite severe but she made a full recovery)
Red Cross, they are fine people
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| August 23, 2011, 18:47 |
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Re: so we had a earthquake
Just heard a report that the Washington Monument was tilting
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| August 23, 2011, 18:50 |
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thechunkyone
35 / male
elizabeth, New Jersey, US
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Re: Re: so we had a earthquake
QUOTE (Chazzy @ August 23, 2011, 18:47)The phones do get bogged down, will give it a little time.
Here we have the tornados, I will say the Red Cross is fantastic at this kind of thing, had to contact them when we had family buried in the rubble of a tornado, they were great helping us find out if our loved ones were accounted for or not. (BTW, the children had only minor injuries, the mother's injuries were quite severe but she made a full recovery)
Red Cross, they are fine people
nj gets everything lol
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| August 23, 2011, 18:52 |
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thechunkyone
35 / male
elizabeth, New Jersey, US
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Re: Re: Re: so we had a earthquake
QUOTE (Iwant2kssuallovr @ August 23, 2011, 18:44) QUOTE (thechunkyone @ August 23, 2011, 18:37)my mom said upgrade to 6.0. im serous it felt like a 2. but my cousin said we got tsunami warning im looking at the news b4 i go to work
A possible tsunami is my concern.
u din't need to worry though i dohn't think nj is getting one cuz we just getting tremors. though virgina might get a minor one but i think it was a bit to far in land
edit: no tsunami is expected just saw it
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| August 23, 2011, 18:53 |
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funlovingpair
59 / couple
Frozen Tundra, Minnesota, US
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Re: so we had a earthquake
According to the USGS, it has been down graded to a 5.8. there has been a aftershock of a 2.8 @ 2:46 PM.
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| August 23, 2011, 20:04 |
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ashkats
65 / couple
crystal falls, Michigan, US
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Re: so we had a earthquake
was reading about it tonight it was only 3 miles deep
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| August 23, 2011, 22:29 |
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Iwant2kssuallovr
62 / female
Bendover, Florida, US
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Re: so we had a earthquake
Rumor's are going around that the earthquake in D.C. was caused by all the founding fathers turning over in their graves!!
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| August 24, 2011, 00:26 |
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funlovingpair
59 / couple
Frozen Tundra, Minnesota, US
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Re: so we had a earthquake
I believe that. 
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| August 24, 2011, 01:19 |
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GG317
60 / male
Bowl of Granola, Massachusetts, US
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Re: so we had a earthquake
Felt the shock all the way up here today. I was in a car in the parking lot. I got this feeling of nausea, kind of like the feeling you would get from a potent drug or a cigarette that you smoked too quickly. Then I felt what I could only describe as the feeling of being in a boat as someone waked me. The car rocked back and forth, up and down, gently for five to seven seconds, before it stopped completely. It's kind of funny though. The guy on the radio and his female co-host started freaking out shortly after. It was later on the radio, I found out about the quake...   
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| August 24, 2011, 03:02 |
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newbie1011
62 / female
The Shore, New Jersey, US
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Re: so we had a earthquake
Wow this is so out of hand. I will clarify a few things. The earthquake was 5.8 to 6.0 depending of what channel you watch. They were still debating this last I checked. Most are going with a 5.9.
The epicenter was not far from Richmond Virginia.It was felt for quit a distance including here in NJ .(I will explain that further down.)
There were several structures damaged in Washington DC including finding cracks in the Washington monument. They have closed most or all of the museums,monuments and tourist attractions until they can be inspected for structural damage.
All NY and NJ major airports had a ground stoppage for a short time. This was for two reasons. One they had to evaluate air traffic towers and make sure they were safe. That was done very quickly. Then they held planes because they needed to make sure that wherever the planes were going had no problems and the plans themselves had no problems. Everything is back up and operational again.
NYC has had no reports of any major damage. They did have bricks falling and some reports of possible gas leaks and water leaks. These are also not unusual for NYC on a day to day basis but the numbers were up slightly.
NJ basically the same as NY. Some reports of gas leaks and water leaks but nothing major and minor structural damage reported through out the state.The nuclear power plant here in Forked River is on alert but didn't even go off line and no reports of any damage. The ones in Virginia on the other hand are on generators.
There are not now and have never been any Tsunami warnings after this earthquake anywhere including Virginia. They explained why but I wont go into all that science shit now.
For those trying to get though to people be phone. Emergency management locks up some portion of them but besides that the call volume was just overwhelming so they had issues with getting through to some areas more than others.Most of the issues are resolved.
Now , this is what happened. About ten minutes before two in the afternoon I was watching something in my sons room. He has the gigantic TV and the cable box.lol I was laying in his bed when I felt it start to move. At first I though the cat did one of his famous jumps from across the room. But the bed didn't stop moving and I noticed the cat was sitting in the bay window across the room.I looked up and noticed the two hanging lights where swaying as was the ceiling fan and lights.I also heard the thing that hangs in my living room clanging together like wind chimes. I thought "I would swear this is like what they talk about when they describe an earthquake".I call one of my brothers and asked if he could find out what was going on (He has direct access to the news desks at all the networks.)He was on a shoot in another state and said he felt it as well so we know something big is definitely going on. I change to CNN and they break in and start saying we just had an earthquake. I know it lasted about thirty seconds here and was eerie to feel the house shake like that but it really wasn't as traumatic as some are making it out to be. I will admit that at first I wondered if something blew up.I know if I was in a skyscraper it would have been very traumatic and I would have gotten the hell out as fast as I could and wouldn't go back in until it was inspected.
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| August 24, 2011, 05:52 |
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Grandelf
64 / male
Northern, Michigan, US
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Re: so we had a earthquake
And that's the way it is, Thank You Mrs. Cronkite.....
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| August 24, 2011, 06:27 |
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Re: Re: so we had a earthquake
QUOTE (Iwant2kssuallovr @ August 24, 2011, 00:26)Rumor's are going around that the earthquake in D.C. was caused by all the founding fathers turning over in their graves!!
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| August 24, 2011, 10:54 |
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Re: Re: so we had a earthquake
QUOTE (Iwant2kssuallovr @ August 24, 2011, 00:26)Rumor's are going around that the earthquake in D.C. was caused by all the founding fathers turning over in their graves!!
I believe that.
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| August 24, 2011, 12:31 |
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ashkats
65 / couple
crystal falls, Michigan, US
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Re: so we had a earthquake
was reading today they found 4 inch cracks in the top of the Washington monument today
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| August 25, 2011, 16:42 |
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kamarel
60 / male
Alexandria, Louisiana, US
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Re: Re: so we had a earthquake
QUOTE (ashkats @ August 25, 2011, 16:42)was reading today they found 4 inch cracks in the top of the Washington monument today
Watch out. Its going to blow!!!
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| August 25, 2011, 17:15 |
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