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VA 5.9 Earthquake 08232011
VA 5.9 Earthquake 08232011
by basil_hayden » Tue 23 Aug 2011, 15:09:07
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Re: VA 5.9 Earthquake 08232011
by careinke » Tue 23 Aug 2011, 15:21:23
It's the Tea Party's fault. They stopped up government and the S#IT had to go somewhere.
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Re: VA 5.9 Earthquake 08232011
by dinopello » Tue 23 Aug 2011, 15:55:40
In an abundance of caution, our building owner has closed all it's buildings in the area, so I got to go home! They got on a bullhorn outside the building as people were milling around and said people could enter the building to retrieve whatever they needed "at their own risk". I was wondering if we ever enter the building not at our own risk ?
I've slept through a few tremors but this was my first quake in a 9 story building. Teeny tiny by world standards I'm sure but scary enough for me.
There was also the largest earthquake in Colorado in > 100 years yesterday. We were hypothesizing this could be a prelude to the big North American plate shift.
Sky news report
I've slept through a few tremors but this was my first quake in a 9 story building. Teeny tiny by world standards I'm sure but scary enough for me.
There was also the largest earthquake in Colorado in > 100 years yesterday. We were hypothesizing this could be a prelude to the big North American plate shift.
Sky news report
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Re: VA 5.9 Earthquake 08232011
by ColossalContrarian » Tue 23 Aug 2011, 15:58:32
We had a 5.3 in Southern Colorado at about midnight last night. I'm sure it's all coincidence but just maybe the gods tempers are thinning and this is just a warning?
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Re: VA 5.9 Earthquake 08232011
by basil_hayden » Tue 23 Aug 2011, 16:09:34
Good to hear you're alright, Dino. I'm leaning towards your idea Contrarian as it appears the National Cathedral sustained the most visible damage.
However, I'll wait for our visionary Keith's input.
Funny thing, my family and I just returned from a Washington DC road trip last night. The Smithsonian is awesome.
However, I'll wait for our visionary Keith's input.
Funny thing, my family and I just returned from a Washington DC road trip last night. The Smithsonian is awesome.
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Re: VA 5.9 Earthquake 08232011
by dinopello » Tue 23 Aug 2011, 16:37:28
Thanks, Basil.
I did find that some ceramic cups that had been stacked in a armoir had fallen out and broken - only damage as far as I can tell.
The epicenter was near to the North Anna nuclear plant and they apparently are without power.
Glad you enjoyed the museums!
A friend of mine maintains the gardens at the National Cathedral. The spires on th etower that broke off are (were) the highest point in DC
I did find that some ceramic cups that had been stacked in a armoir had fallen out and broken - only damage as far as I can tell.
The epicenter was near to the North Anna nuclear plant and they apparently are without power.
Glad you enjoyed the museums!
A friend of mine maintains the gardens at the National Cathedral. The spires on th etower that broke off are (were) the highest point in DC
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Re: VA 5.9 Earthquake 08232011
by Timo » Tue 23 Aug 2011, 17:04:34
Welcome Irene!, Or, as they say at Fukushima, Ohio Ilene!
Does anybody out there have anything one way or the other on Webbot? It's a 2012 thing, or at least it turned into one. Just curious.
Does anybody out there have anything one way or the other on Webbot? It's a 2012 thing, or at least it turned into one. Just curious.
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Re: VA 5.9 Earthquake 08232011
by basil_hayden » Tue 23 Aug 2011, 17:38:58
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('dinopello', 'I') did find that some ceramic cups that had been stacked in a armoir had fallen out and broken - only damage as far as I can tell.
The epicenter was near to the North Anna nuclear plant and they apparently are without power.
Glad you enjoyed the museums! A friend of mine maintains the gardens at the National Cathedral. The spires on th etower that broke off are (were) the highest point in DC
The epicenter was near to the North Anna nuclear plant and they apparently are without power.
Glad you enjoyed the museums! A friend of mine maintains the gardens at the National Cathedral. The spires on th etower that broke off are (were) the highest point in DC
The rock, mineral and gem collection in the NHM was the only collection I've every seen that rivals Yale's collection at the Peabody Museum, awesome. Lot's of evolution stuff too, sticking it to the Creationists/Intelligent Design numbnuts, but I don't think most of them could read.
DC was filled with foreigners, which I did not expect. I used to think Americans were rude and pushy. Not anymore.
Euros and Indians/Pakistanis I presume were off the charts. Strange, there relatively nice up here and not on vacation.
Kept running over my 4 year old son who is vision impaired. Almost came to swings with a couple of 'em.
NASM was also cool, toss up between NHM and NASM. Boy, the stuff we've (civilization) has done is amazing - flight, rockets, etc.
I think the Gossamer Condor impressed me the most though. I remember clearly when that was in the news, breathtaking to see it up close.
Funny how the epicenter was reported as Mineral, VA - coincidence? I think not.
I don't recall feeling it up here, but I did awake from a nap on the couch at exactly 12:52 pm. Hmmm.
Highest point - most sway? I guess the P wave lifted and the S wave shook the masonry at the top off the steeples.
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Re: VA 5.9 Earthquake 08232011
by Outcast_Searcher » Tue 23 Aug 2011, 17:54:28
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Timo', 'W')elcome Irene!, Or, as they say at Fukushima, Ohio Ilene!
Does anybody out there have anything one way or the other on Webbot? It's a 2012 thing, or at least it turned into one. Just curious.
Does anybody out there have anything one way or the other on Webbot? It's a 2012 thing, or at least it turned into one. Just curious.
Uh, little earthquakes happen frequently. We're just not very used to them in the eastern U.S.
On Aug 20, A place called Vanuatu near Queensland, Australia had a magnitude (of at least - reports vary) 7.0 earthquake, well over over 10 times the size of the 5.8 (they revised it downward in Va.).
Probably makes sense to actually look at some earthquake magnitude/frequency history before we break out the tin hats and declare this a "2012 event" and proclaim "the end is near".
In California, BTW, they probably wouldn't even have paid much attention to this.
Given the track record of the perma-doomer blogs, I wouldn't bet a fast crash doomer's money on their predictions.
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Re: VA 5.9 Earthquake 08232011
by Sixstrings » Tue 23 Aug 2011, 19:14:55
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Outcast_Searcher', 'P')robably makes sense to actually look at some earthquake magnitude/frequency history before we break out the tin hats and declare this a "2012 event" and proclaim "the end is near".
I read somewhere that for the area, this was "the worst quake in 66 years" or some such.
Sounds unusual to me.. OTOH.. it's like all the climate stuff we have to wait to see if records keep breaking and "once in a" events keep happening.
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Re: VA 5.9 Earthquake 08232011
by dohboi » Tue 23 Aug 2011, 20:04:16
I'm sorry folks, I do find it a bit ominous that two once-in-a-hundred-year earth quakes happened on the same day.
Seems like something is getting ready to shift or blow to me.
Seems like something is getting ready to shift or blow to me.
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Re: VA 5.9 Earthquake 08232011
by Sixstrings » Tue 23 Aug 2011, 20:43:54
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', '[')b]Nuclear Plant Near Epicenter Shuts Down
A nuclear power plant located in Louisa County, the epicenter of the earthquake in Virginia, has shut down.
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The plant declared an "unusual event" in the wake of the 5.8 magnitude quake, which is the lowest stage on the plant's emergency scale. The AP reports the plant is being run off of four emergency diesel generators, which are supplying power for critical safety equipment.
http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/DC-Nuclear-Plant-Near-Epicenter-Shuts-Down-128261808.html
A nuclear power plant located in Louisa County, the epicenter of the earthquake in Virginia, has shut down.
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The plant declared an "unusual event" in the wake of the 5.8 magnitude quake, which is the lowest stage on the plant's emergency scale. The AP reports the plant is being run off of four emergency diesel generators, which are supplying power for critical safety equipment.
http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/DC-Nuclear-Plant-Near-Epicenter-Shuts-Down-128261808.html
One diesel generator has already failed:
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', '[')b] 2 nuclear reactors taken offline after Va. quake
A fourth diesel generator failed, but it wasn't considered an emergency because the other generators are working, according to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
http://www.pressherald.com/news/ap?articleID=7534152
You know, it's really annoying that when TSHTF so many lives are dependent on a few diesel generators. Darn these nuke plants and the frickin backup gas generators that aren't reliable.
Also..
Earthquake was felt all the way in Chicago, Toronto, and Alabama.
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