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[brigdh]

There was just an earthquake in NYC! Fairly small- I guess- but I could definitely feel it. Nothing is showing up in the news yet, so I don't know the details, but did anyone else feel that?

ETA: Apparently there may be aftershocks, so watch out, East Coast people.

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[kalichan.livejournal.com]

5.8 in Virginia....

I thought I was losing my shit there. Books! Falling off the walls!

[wordsofastory.livejournal.com]

I know! It wasn't that bad here- just a little swaying, but nothing falling over- but so weird! I've never felt one before.

[kalichan.livejournal.com]

At first, I was all, wow, that kid upstairs is really causing a ruckus tod--- no. That's no kid. That's... the earth is moving! WTF.

We had an earthquake in Ithaca a few years ago in the middle of the night, but I slept through it. ;-)this is my first awake one. What a weird feeling!

[wordsofastory.livejournal.com]

Ha, yeah, it felt like when a truck goes by the building too close, and then it just kept going.

Supposedly there was a small one in the middle of the night when I was in India, but I slept through that one too.

[chiasmus.livejournal.com]

We felt it here, too! Geology BFF and I are geeking out.

[wordsofastory.livejournal.com]

It seems like it's pretty widespread! I'm seeing reports that people felt it all the way from Atlanta to Toronto. It's pretty neat- as long as it turns out not to have hurt anyone.

[vom-marlowe.livejournal.com]

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/24/us/24quake.html?_r=1&hp

5.8

[wordsofastory.livejournal.com]

Thanks! Yeah, I realized I should just turn on CNN and there's a lot of news now.

[chiasmus.livejournal.com]

Yeah, definitely hoping no one was hurt. I think on whatever we have on right now they said "probably less than one person" has died.

[firebirdgrrl.livejournal.com]

Good to know all safe here:)

[darkelf105.livejournal.com]

Totally felt it in NE Ohio, too! Very, very disorienting. Thought I was going crazy for a second. Not bad here, just strange!

[wordsofastory.livejournal.com]

Yep, the news seems to be saying no injuries or major damage, at least so far.

[wordsofastory.livejournal.com]

My parents live in Ohio! I wonder if they felt it; I tried calling them but they weren't at home.

[stardragonca.livejournal.com]

You know rm reported an earthquake almost the exact same time as you.
It must be one of them psychic connection things or sumthin.

[darkelf105.livejournal.com]

My friend who works in downtown Cleveland said her whole office thought they were dizzy all of a sudden and were going to faint..apparently it was so unexpected that people had a hard time translating that the ground was shaking. My mom and dad live in Lorain County. I called them and my dad was like, What earthquake?