Earthquake or something felt all through NYS and VT

[QueenD]

Ya'll are making me laugh. I am not laughing about your ordeal but just some of the descriptions.
Never experianced an earthquake, but can tell you a lot about hurricanes!
Be safe!

 

[Canadian4]

Niagara region here. I was on the couch and it shook quite hard for about 10 seconds and I am embarrassed to say I thought it was a ghost or something. Earthquake was the last thing on my mind. My son felt nothing, he was laying on his bed.

 

[momtective]

Niagara region here. I was on the couch and it shook quite hard for about 10 seconds and I am embarrassed to say I thought it was a ghost or something. Earthquake was the last thing on my mind. My son felt nothing, he was laying on his bed.

:floorlaugh: you're funny!

 

[Moe]

So you felt it Moe? I didn't feel a thing.

Yep, I even ran under the door frame. I don't know how long it lasted though, it seemed long.

 

[Canadian4]

downgraded to 5.0

 

[hockeymom]

downgraded to 5.0

Well for a 5.0,it sure packed some punch since everyone in the northeast seems to have felt it! ( except for me and my family)

 

[LadyL]

um, I felt it & thought it was a train going by
my nephew is reporting that he felt it & knew what it was lol

 

[Stoshie]

In Cleveland here. Our employees were running out of the building, into the parking lot. I was on the first floor and didn't notice it, but I feel movement in my building all the time.

 

[LadyL]

everything ok in TO
no major damage

 

[RocNYchick]

Checking in from Rochester NY, and yep, we had a quake......but I didn't feel it!! lol I had to hear about it on the radio! I miss everything!!!!

 

[JLMcKenna83]

I felt it here in Cicero, NY... My DBF is working in Old Forge right now and he said he felt nothing... In fact, he thought I was hallucinating after spending the week alone with my cat! (fwiw, I kinda thought I was too... :crazy: ) I had to send him a link on his phone telling him about it...

eta: and for a 5.0 it did cause some annoying damage.. most of which means putting a 400+ dvd collection back on the shelves and peeling my cat off of the ceiling after she climbed my drapes...

 

[LadyL]

my local news is saying 5.0

 

[LadyL]

it just struck me how incredibly unprepared I am - I didn't even know it was one much less know what to do in case of (safety tips on the news lol)

 

[Lyn1001]

Out of the people I know in Michigan, some felt it, some didn't. In some buildings some people felt something "odd", almost like a shakey feeling, and others felt nothing.

 

[LadyL]

ruh roh sirens are going by now ...

 

[heartfortruth]

Yep, I even ran under the door frame. I don't know how long it lasted though, it seemed long.

Hi...glad you are ok and hope everyone else is, too, just "all shook up" and nothing more!
I thought I had saved a copy of the new recommendations of what to do in event of an earthquake (my son lives in LA) but looked for it and so far I haven't found it but one thing I remember is that now it is not recommended that you get in a door frame. Will just throw that out while I go back and comb through my computer to see where I put the info......I can get so LOST on here!!! :crazy:
I probably originally found it on WS's.....where I get most of my news and info...lol...so some of you may have it already?????????

 

[waltzingmatilda]

You guys are making me laugh with your descriptions!LOL!

I am glad everyone is ok so far and hope other WS members check in and all is fine.

Wow! How often do we have an earthquake in the eastern US? There seems to be alot of unusal 'Acts of God' and weather events and earthquakes and volcanic activity and manmade disasters on this planet in the recent months!

Hurricane season us upon us and I feel dread.

I hope everyone stays safe and be ready for those aftershocks!

Welcome to our new WS memebers! :~)

 

[Moe]

Hi...glad you are ok and hope everyone else is, too, just "all shook up" and nothing more!
I thought I had saved a copy of the new recommendations of what to do in event of an earthquake (my son lives in LA) but looked for it and so far I haven't found it but one thing I remember is that now it is not recommended that you get in a door frame. Will just throw that out while I go back and comb through my computer to see where I put the info......I can get so LOST on here!!! :crazy:
I probably originally found it on WS's.....where I get most of my news and info...lol...so some of you may have it already?????????

Thanks, I'm not very experienced with what to do, must have had that tidbit somewhere in my brain. It might not be a bad idea for me to do a little reading.

 

[hockeymom]

You guys are making me laugh with your descriptions!LOL!

I am glad everyone is ok so far and hope other WS members check in and all is fine.

Wow! How often do we have an earthquake in the eastern US? There seems to be alot of unusal 'Acts of God' and weather events and earthquakes and volcanic activity and manmade disasters on this planet in the recent months!

Hurricane season us upon us and I feel dread.

I hope everyone stays safe and be ready for those aftershocks!

Welcome to our new WS memebers! :~)

I think there is a big fault line on the eastern seaboard,but we just never think about it as Cally seems to be the hotspot. ( watch instead of California falling in the ocean it will be NY). I agree,strange things are happening. Mother nature is revolting from all the damage done to her precious gulf coast and all its creatures.

 

[heartfortruth]

Thanks, I'm not very experienced with what to do, must have had that tidbit somewhere in my brain. It might not be a bad idea for me to do a little reading.

Moe...thankfully you are not "experienced" ...probably very few of us think about it much unless we live in an earthquake prone area or know someone who does......
...here is one link with some information

http://www.earthquakecountry.info/dropcoverholdon/