Wow, there was an earthquake in the Chesapeake Bay today!

Jake · Post by **Jake** » Wed Feb 23, 2005 12:41 pm

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/recenteqsUS/ ... 7.-75.html

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/recenteqsUS/ ... usuwav.htm

I hope the world isn't coming to an end. :shock:

Texas Hog · Post by **Texas Hog** » Wed Feb 23, 2005 12:43 pm

weird!

SkinsChic · Post by **SkinsChic** » Wed Feb 23, 2005 1:48 pm

Hoping a tsunami doesn't follow....

Jake · Post by **Jake** » Wed Feb 23, 2005 2:23 pm

SkinsChic wrote:Hoping a tsunami doesn't follow....

A 2.0 won't set one off. At least, I hope not... 8-[

NikiH · Post by **NikiH** » Wed Feb 23, 2005 7:06 pm

Nope the reports I heard said that it isn't unheard of to have earthquakes there. There was one in 2002 and two I think in 2001. And last year there was one here. Scott thought I was nuts but I called and told him either a plane crashed or it was an earthquake, sure enough. It was centered about 30 miles south of us! ;-)

Texas Hog · Post by **Texas Hog** » Wed Feb 23, 2005 7:14 pm

you felt it?

NikiH · Post by **NikiH** » Wed Feb 23, 2005 7:20 pm

I felt the one in VA last year. And even though I'd never been in one before there was no mistaking what it was. Of course until the news started reporting it a few minutes later everyone outside of the area thought I was bonkers. Did you feel the one today Jake?

washington53 · Post by **washington53** » Wed Feb 23, 2005 8:37 pm

ive always slept through earthquakes. I wonder how it would be.

Redskin in Canada · Post by **Redskin in Canada** » Wed Feb 23, 2005 11:06 pm

No, it was not an earthquake. It was the BIG DOOR in Redskin Park slamming behind all those players who look for greener pastures elsewhere. :lol:

Irn-Bru · Post by **Irn-Bru** » Thu Feb 24, 2005 12:45 am

Did you feel the one today Jake?

If it was a 2.0 earthquake as is being reported, I don't believe that it's something that is actually felt by people. I think that it's gotta register upwards of 3.0 or more to be noticed by more than just machines. . .

http://www.seismo.unr.edu/ftp/pub/louie ... itude.html

Redskin in Canada · Post by **Redskin in Canada** » Thu Feb 24, 2005 3:13 am

FanfromAnnapolis wrote:[If it was a 2.0 earthquake as is being reported, I don't believe that it's something that is actually felt by people. I think that it's gotta register upwards of 3.0 or more to be noticed by more than just machines. . .

Actually, it is a bit more complicated than that. Magnitude is a measure of the energy released. If the earthquake is deep, the impact on the surface is small. A "small" magnitude earthquake can flatten a city if the focus happens to be shallow and underneath. This earthquake was very shallow at 9 Km of depth. The epicenter was only 8 Km away from Baltimore.

The magnitude scale is logarithmic. So, one more little extra number, say from 3 to 4, is many times more powerful an increase than 2 to 3.

The East coast of North America is a passive margin. An earthquake is a remarkable event. Please see:

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/recenteqs/

SkinsChic · Post by **SkinsChic** » Thu Feb 24, 2005 11:22 am

Yes...it was 2.0 but was felt by several people who called in. Mostly the Pasadena, Glen Burnie area.

NikiH · Post by **NikiH** » Thu Feb 24, 2005 12:10 pm

Yeah I heard people say they felt it. I even heard one guy on TOP say he heard a loud boom. So I guess earth quakes don't follow logic much like anything mother nature does.

Jake · Post by **Jake** » Thu Feb 24, 2005 12:36 pm

NikiH wrote:Did you feel the one today Jake?

Nope, thankfully.

Chris Luva Luva · Post by **Chris Luva Luva** » Thu Feb 24, 2005 6:46 pm

They said on the radio that they aren't uncommon here in MD. We've had 10 or so since 1992. They're so small that they don't matter.

tcwest10 · Post by **tcwest10** » Sun Feb 27, 2005 6:25 pm

Could it be Lenny was in town, and his lunch wasn't agreeing with him ?