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Earthquakes, Colorado and East Coast
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http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/
every single dot on that map represents an earthquake that has happened this week.
(earthquakes happen all the time)
every single dot on that map represents an earthquake that has happened this week.
(earthquakes happen all the time)
I know, I've lived in either Washington, Alaska or California all my adult life. It just seems odd that it's been a few decades since CO or the East Coast have had such big ones and then bang! Back to back quakes.
6.0 on the East Coast.
Epicenter in Mineral, VA.
Went as south as Georgia, and as north as Toronto, Canada.
I was in North Virginia at the time, my Mac Pro toppled over (It was standing on the floor), monitor fell off the desk, etc. We're probably going to have to buy a new hard drive... Our office building has cracks all over. They aren't allowing anybody inside it due to safety hazards. Probably won't be fixed for months (It's only a small 3 story building).
Cell phone towers were down for a long time. I couldn't get in contact with my mom, but somehow my texts were sending, so I texted my brother, and he couldn't get in contact with my mom either. She's okay though, nothing bad happened to her, just shaken up. Luckily nothing bad really happened in our house. We had a vase that got broken, other than that nothing.
Epicenter in Mineral, VA.
Went as south as Georgia, and as north as Toronto, Canada.
I was in North Virginia at the time, my Mac Pro toppled over (It was standing on the floor), monitor fell off the desk, etc. We're probably going to have to buy a new hard drive... Our office building has cracks all over. They aren't allowing anybody inside it due to safety hazards. Probably won't be fixed for months (It's only a small 3 story building).
Cell phone towers were down for a long time. I couldn't get in contact with my mom, but somehow my texts were sending, so I texted my brother, and he couldn't get in contact with my mom either. She's okay though, nothing bad happened to her, just shaken up. Luckily nothing bad really happened in our house. We had a vase that got broken, other than that nothing.
I heard it was the Tea Party's fault.
Jeez, I knew they were becoming powerful, but this is ridiculous!!!!
20 Stunning Photos Of The Damage Caused By The East Coast Earthquake
Is there any relief fund to donate money?
Is there any relief fund to donate money?
earthquakes happen because of the constant movement of the Earth's tectonic plates. when the tectonic plates shift far enough that the friction between them keeping everything in place cannot hold any longer the land on either side of the fault gives way.. that's why Japan moved a foot closer to the US during that horrible mess. with all the shaking going on I'd suspect these two are more related than you give them credit for.. but not for any apocalyptic reasons.. it's just physics.
The yogurt cup yes, the broken bricks that fell on the sidewalk, not so much. Any falling debris can be extremely dangerous and making fun of falling bricks is really juvenile.
I had always heard that here in Colorado, we have several earthquakes a year but they were so small, they were never felt. Even today, according to the map, there was another one, 3.2 or so. These were mostly in Southern Colorado so we never felt anything here in Denver. There have been earthquakes here in Denver however.
I don't think it says anything weird may be going on.
I don't think it says anything weird may be going on.
And just look at that sig line.. people like that make me ashamed that they're Americans.