Don't know where to put this..Maryland Earthquake!!

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Don't know where to put this..Maryland Earthquake!!

#1 Postby iceangel » Wed Feb 23, 2005 1:59 pm

I found this on another messageboard (unrelated to weather) and thought it might be of interest on one of these forums.

[[ Sent: 2/23/2005 9:28 AM
At 9:30 this morning we had a confirmed earthquake which to my knowledge was the first that we have had here in Maryland.
We heard an extemely loud boom and our walls rattled!!!
No reports of any damage yet..
This is a first for here.
The confirmed earthquake was ten miles north of Annapolis which is where we live.]]
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#2 Postby furluvcats » Wed Feb 23, 2005 2:11 pm

Wow...Maryland gets some freaky weather and events...somehow I qualify earthquakes as a weather event even tho I know its not...hee hee...you're right, where else do you classify it??
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#3 Postby iceangel » Wed Feb 23, 2005 5:44 pm

furluvcats wrote:where else do you classify it??

Does anyone else think there should be a forum to report earthquakes :idea:
or are earthquakes even considered to be a weather event of some sort? :?:
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#4 Postby Heatseeker » Wed Feb 23, 2005 6:25 pm

I've seen lots of state/regional BBS posts from people who say they felt it - but have trouble believing that if it was only a 2.0.

Here's the USGS link in the unlikely event anyone is interested:

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/recenteqsUS/Quakes/usuwav.htm
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#5 Postby WXBUFFJIM » Wed Feb 23, 2005 7:10 pm

A 2.0 centered near Pasadena. It was enough to feel a bit of a jolt here near Baltimore earlier today. The quake occurred at 9:22 am this morning.
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#6 Postby Stephanie » Wed Feb 23, 2005 8:37 pm

You post information about an earthquake here or in the Off Topic forum.

Jim - MD is not only known for it's F4 tornadoes, but now earthquakes! :eek: :lol:
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#7 Postby iceangel » Wed Feb 23, 2005 10:58 pm

Stephanie wrote:You post information about an earthquake here or in the Off Topic forum.

Thank you!!
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#8 Postby wxcrazy » Thu Feb 24, 2005 1:22 pm

I saw this and I just about loaded my pants. Unbelievable...
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#9 Postby Heatseeker » Thu Feb 24, 2005 1:29 pm

BTW, I saw on last night's local news that there had actually been another 2.0 earthquake, epicentered near Beltsville during the afternoon IIRC, plus one in Virginia somewhere. But I couldn't find anything on the USGS site when I looked this morning so maybe that report was incorrect.
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Re: Don't know where to put this..Maryland Earthquake!!

#10 Postby ColdFront77 » Thu Feb 24, 2005 6:31 pm

iceangel wrote:I found this on another messageboard (unrelated to weather) and thought it might be of interest on one of these forums.

At 9:30 this morning we had a confirmed earthquake which to my knowledge was the first that we have had here in Maryland.
We heard an extemely loud boom and our walls rattled!!!
No reports of any damage yet..
This is a first for here.
The confirmed earthquake was ten miles north of Annapolis which is where we live.

I'd assume it would be more appropriate in the Off Topic forum.
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#11 Postby ohiostorm » Thu Feb 24, 2005 7:24 pm

Nah not really... I think it fits fine here.
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#12 Postby ColdFront77 » Thu Feb 24, 2005 7:43 pm

I suppose so, but it isn't really weather related. There are posts in the off topic that could be post here then, if you think about it.
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#13 Postby Rainband » Fri Feb 25, 2005 7:42 am

Stephanie wrote:You post information about an earthquake here or in the Off Topic forum.

Jim - MD is not only known for it's F4 tornadoes, but now earthquakes! :eek: :lol:
Agreed :wink:
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