Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Earthquake! WTF?!
For the first time in my entire life, I just experienced my first earthquake here in Maryland! WTH? We don't usually get stuff like that here. I was actually standing near the fan in our kitchen listening to my ipod when it happened. Our kitchen table is marble and we have one of those table fans as our celling fan is broke. Anyway, the fan started shaking around and the marble table shook kinda. I thought maybe I bumped the table, but that table is way too heavy for it just move like that. Then I was wondering if the neighbors were being noisy or a big truck was outside. My dog woke up and started barking. I was so confused. They say we may have aftershocks. I hope not. >_>
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Thanks guys for the comments! It could of been much worse, so we're lucky. I think everyone was just really caught off guard by it. Us east coaster aren't use to that. xD
ReplyDeleteNow we have hurricane coming near us. The weather is crazy. AE if it's Ms. Crumplebottom she needs lay off. lol
Hags I would of been so scare.
And thanks SR for the tips. ^_^
It's good to hear that there aren't any known injuries or too much destruction. I experienced an earthquake myself here in Southern California, but I was a baby/toddler at the same, so I was too young to remember it. But from what I was told, it happened when we were all sleeping, expect for my mom, who was getting me some baby formula in the middle of the night. We stayed under the dining table in the family room (no longer there present day) until it ended. The power was out for a few days or less and the water company disabled the water supply for a few days also in case stuff got in the pipes. When it was turned back on, everyone was instructed to boil the water for 10 minutes for a week or so (if it was going to be used for consumption) or something like that in case any harmful bacteria was in it. Anyway, it's good to hear that you and your family are ok. If you do have aftershocks, then you just gotta make sure to be prepared. Stay safe.
ReplyDeleteOH MY GOSH. I have a phobia of earthquakes... ugh, that's so scary!
ReplyDeleteGlad everything's okay with you Viddie. It's been a nutty couple of days for Earthquakes. East coast today, Colorado last night, then Japan and Indonesia yesterday. It's a bit of a rarity for the east coast and Colorado to get quakes. I'm half expecting the New Madrid Fault to give, as they've been predicting in my homestate that another big Earthquake, probably about as bad if not worse than the one in the 1800s, will hit within the next several decades.
ReplyDeleteI've been in one, and it was scary, it's just out of nowhere, you don't expect it, and to just feel the ground shake, and to feel that you have no control is some of the scariest feelings. It's not like a tornado or a hurricane, something you will likely see a warning for, where you can get into a shelter, or get out of town. An Earthquake strikes, fairly unpredictably, and you don't have time to do much else except get yourself into a safe place.
I'll stop rambling, but I am glad you're okay. Keep yourself alert and safe, just the plates rubbing together :)
Mother Nature likes to watch us pissing ourselves sometimes. I'd call her Mrs. Crumplebottom to be perfectly honest. Just comes along and smacks the world with her purse.
Everyone appeared to have run outside on the news. In big cities everyone running outside isn't necessarily the best thing to do, but understandable. And yes aftershocks are very likely. In fact one earthquake can be the trigger of other earthquakes for years afterwards (the earth works in strange ways) but be careful, (make sure you have an emergency kit too) Not trying to scare you but even if the earth calms down it may not be the last of it. In NZ in Christchurch there was a September quake, no one died, but then in Feb there was another in which approx. 300 died. So be prepared, this includes a very important thing to arrange with your family where you guys will meet if you aren't together when disaster strikes. (sorry to sound like a prophet of doom) But stay safe. =)
ReplyDeleteI live 30 miles away from Mineral VA where it started. I was so freaked out. I hope there aren't any aftershocks either. I'm just really glad that the nuclear power plant that's really close to the epicenter didn't do anything crazy though, otherwise I'd have to grab my cats and get in the car and hi-tail it out of there.
ReplyDeleteWowzers !! Scary stuff !! I'm glad to hear you're okay !!
ReplyDeleteYeah. A few older buildings fell down here, but no one is reported to be hurt luckily. It was scary and so unexpected!
ReplyDeletewe felt it here in NY too. its amazing how far it reached. it was supposedly very close to the surface, so thats probly why. luckily it seems there wasnt much damage or injuries. it was really scary tho
ReplyDeleteYeah it was so weird. I didn't know what was going on at first. I didn't think of that though. I think we had a light tremor a few years back once, but you could barely feel it and I slept through it. I actually felt this one and my grandmother came in talking about the store she was in was shaking around. I really hope we don't have aftershocks. o_0 Even all the phones are still down. Only can make emergency calls.
ReplyDeleteedit: House phone working now, but cell phones are still not working.
That is so scary, I hope you are all okay and that there wont be aftershocks. I've never experienced an earthquake either, don't there has ever been one over here - at least not in my life time.
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