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[Vithar Megilaglar]

So...my tale is a short one, but still I find it notable nonetheless.

So, today, on the eastern seaboard, there was an earthquake, felt up to Boston and as far east Ohio.

It was a 5.9, too.

All in all? Everything seems ship shape as far as I've seen.

[Nowe]

How very interesting. Was it part of the Madrid fault line, or was it another hidden fault zone that we haven't noticed before? I'm going to go research this.

[Nowe]

At this time I don't have very much information besides what all of the news briefings have said. The USGS (United States Geological Survey), at 1:50pm local time in Washington, D.C. recorded an earthquake measuring a 5.9 on the Richter scale. Moderate shaking was felt across areas of D.C, Martha's Vineyard, up to Rhode Island, and as far south as North and South Carolina.

It is interesting to note, that of the earthquakes occurring on the eastern seaboard, a 5.9 is quite considerable. As it is, the seaboard doesn't receive nearly as many, nor as devastating, earthquakes that California and the western seaboard would receive from the San Andres and related faults. At this point, the epicenter for the event was placed just northwest of Richmond, VA. The shallow quake, measured at maybe a half mile deep, which is fairly shallow, compared to quakes that can go as far down as (around) twenty miles. Comparatively, a lot more shaking is felt on the surface when a shallow quake occurs.

[Vithar Megilaglar]

Ok, so, article time!

http://news.yahoo.co...-205833903.html

Looks like the reason it was so widely felt has something to do with the east coast crust.


On a side note, I was about fifty miles away from the epicenter.

[Redcoat]

This is indeed most interesting (and I can't believe I almost typed that as intredasting). No deaths or major damages from what I know, though, so all's well that ends well. I had no idea that part of the 'States ever got earthquakes, though. But I'm no seismologist. It's not political enough.

[Kamikaze_X]

Yes... yes... quite. It is indeed interesting. What even more remarkable is that I live there on the Eastern Coastline, and in a spot that apparently felt a part of the quake, yet I felt nothing - or rather didn't notice it happening. XD

[Redcoat]

Bleach, how's that Bachelor's in Obliviousness going?

[Vithar Megilaglar]

Very well, it seems.

But yeah. From what I've read, it's all mostly minor damage. Haven't read or heard anything about any major damage at least.

[Nowe]

Most people won't feel anything below a 3.5. Considering that a 5.8 isn't all that "extreme", and that also considering the eastern seaboard's rock structures, it is quite possible that some did not feel the shake and some did. It all depends on where you where when the quake was taking place.