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Fairfax News => Current News & Events => Topic started by: Judi on June 23, 2010, 12:46:02 PM

Title: Earthquake?
Post by: Judi on June 23, 2010, 12:46:02 PM

Did anyone else feel the earth shake? Sitting in my house and my chair shook and doors rattled for about half a minute. Am I imagining things or did anyone else feel something?

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Post by: fletchtb on June 23, 2010, 12:49:42 PM

We did here in Stowe.

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Post by: Lilone on June 23, 2010, 12:53:09 PM

We felt it in the arrowhead industrial park in Georgia

Title: Re: Earthquake?
Post by: Henry on June 23, 2010, 12:53:19 PM

Well, Maryann felt the house shake here also, so I would say you are probably right - Maryann was sitting at the computer and called me in there to feel her computer table - Of course I didn't feel it, but after the softener incident - I believe her and now you back it up also.

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Post by: Shadylane08 on June 23, 2010, 12:56:35 PM

We felt it here in Williston!

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Post by: 7F30 on June 23, 2010, 12:57:17 PM

We felt it at Georgia Auto.

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Post by: tfence on June 23, 2010, 01:03:17 PM

Felt it on Main st. I thought this old house was haunted. Shucks it was an earthquake.

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Post by: trussell on June 23, 2010, 01:04:23 PM

The Burlington Free Press confirmed that it was most likely an "event"

http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/article/20100623/NEWS02/100623021/Vermont-rocked-by-earthquake (http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/article/20100623/NEWS02/100623021/Vermont-rocked-by-earthquake)

But then again, I don't trust much that they print.... ;)

Oh, and we felt it in Waterbury too.

Title: Re: Earthquake?
Post by: Henry on June 23, 2010, 01:07:33 PM

Maryann was in the computer room and I was in the living room - I didn't feel a thing, but she said her chair and table were moving - Lots of gloating going on here at the Raymond House -

Title: Re: Earthquake?
Post by: ohhman on June 23, 2010, 01:13:42 PM

sure felt it here on Hunt. st.!! My room, desk & computer were shaking, 2 cats awakened from nap, bug-eyed & not happy.  Called a friend whom also does daycare & she didn't feel it,( but with the kids she's got there, no wonder!), but my sister emailed me from work in Williston & she felt it!....freaky....do we get aftershock?

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Post by: gpdvt on June 23, 2010, 01:17:23 PM

well that was fun! guess the dog was barking for a reason!

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsus/Quakes/us2010xwa7.php (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsus/Quakes/us2010xwa7.php)

Title: Re: Earthquake?
Post by: Shadylane08 on June 23, 2010, 01:33:17 PM

I heard on the radio that it was centered in northern quebec somewhere and was a 5.5 magnitude.

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Post by: Shadylane08 on June 23, 2010, 01:34:39 PM

Heres some better info:

http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/article/20100623/NEWS02/100623021/Vermont-rocked-by-earthquake (http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/article/20100623/NEWS02/100623021/Vermont-rocked-by-earthquake)

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Post by: Corm on June 23, 2010, 02:15:17 PM

I felt it down in Essex. I was sitting in my truck at a light, and all of a sudden my truck started rocking slightly from side to side. For a minute I thought my truck had started running rough, until I noticed the truck in front of me was doing the same.

Corm

Title: Re: Earthquake?
Post by: MikeF9 on June 23, 2010, 04:55:10 PM

I was in the Elementary end cleaning furnature and never felt a thing. According to my Mappity Quakes app on my iPhone, it was centered east of Ottawa.

Title: Re: Earthquake?
Post by: Formerflatlander on June 23, 2010, 08:00:27 PM

Didn't feel a thing in Wells ME!!!! 

Title: Re: Earthquake?
Post by: Mike Raburn on June 24, 2010, 01:26:06 AM

5.5 , 5.0, that is nothing to sneeze at!
3 seconds, 4 seconds, is still too long.

Exhilarating yet worrisome.