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Earthquake on US east coast
SirNathanQ:
I was in school. Didn't notice it. everyone around me started freaking out. I had quite a good laugh from that. And then the anti MDRF coalition of Evil People decided to finish the job with Hurricane Irene when their dastardly earthquake didn't manage to finish the job!
Thorsteinn:
In Reno we get hundreds of micro quakes a day. We worry when they stop, not when they start (Reno has 2 faultlines on either side of it).
Sir Edward:
Here on the east coast, the geology is relatively stable. It's very old and cold dense rock. We rarely get noticeable earthquakes, but when they're any real size, they get carried far and wide. In California, a 5.8 isn't that unusual, but it would be fairly localized. Here, we felt it all up and down the east coast, from at least the Carolinas up into Canada. That's what, 1000 miles or more?
Sir William:
At the least...the entire eastern seaboard felt it.
Thorsteinn:
I guess living on the Ring of Fire makes you more aware of it. More expectant.
Just think of the fun if the Crater Lake Caldera, Long Valley Caldera, or Yellowstone go.
-Ivan
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