Felt it in Toronto
Felt in in Ottawa, too.
East Coast 5.8 Earthquake -- from VA but we could feel it in NYC
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Re: East Coast 5.8 Earthquake -- from VA but we could feel it in NYC
#112Since everyone is telling HN about whether they felt the earthquake or not, I thought I might point out the feeling the earthquake is dependent on not just whether the ground shook in your area, but other factors as well. In particular, the building you were in (if any), and the furniture/objects around you. I mention this as someone who felt the earthquake in the 3rd floor of our house, while my aunt on the 2nd floo…
Interesting point. My co-workers were first to notice the earthquake as they had desks facing the window allowing them to see wires attached to an awning shaking. Meanwhile, I faced away from the windows and, because I'm a habitual leg-shaker, didn't feel anything.
Re: East Coast 5.8 Earthquake -- from VA but we could feel it in NYC
#113Not to spoil the fun, but isn't this the sort of stuff that leads down the slippery slope to reddit's front page? I understand that this affects large numbers of HN users, but so do lots of things that are very far from the tech/business/coding core of this site. Besides, there are a million places to go for this info.
Speaking from experience, yes, yes it is.
Re: East Coast 5.8 Earthquake -- from VA but we could feel it in NYC
#114Queens, NY and I'm looking at a hell of a crack along one wall here. Wow.
Please post photo. http://imgur.com
Sure: http://imgur.com/7g97Zl&EE0eb&syLgd
The first and third are the same spot, but a slightly different angle and distance. The wall has three framed photos, and when the shaking stopped, I knew something was wrong there right away there since they were at crazy angles.
Re: East Coast 5.8 Earthquake -- from VA but we could feel it in NYC
#115Did not feel it in Princeton, NJ.
I felt it in Princeton, NJ.. For about 10 seconds.
Re: East Coast 5.8 Earthquake -- from VA but we could feel it in NYC
#116In Northern California, a 5.8 leads to one or two "Did you feel that?" conversations and then everyone gets back to work.
http://articles.sfgate.com/2010-02-05/bay-area/17847632_1_ma...
Re: East Coast 5.8 Earthquake -- from VA but we could feel it in NYC
#117Not to spoil the fun, but isn't this the sort of stuff that leads down the slippery slope to reddit's front page? I understand that this affects large numbers of HN users, but so do lots of things that are very far from the tech/business/coding core of this site. Besides, there are a million places to go for this info.
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That would be fine if someone posted an article about those things, or even a "Did anyone's server crash due to the earthquake?" But the thread is 95% "I felt it in XX"
edit: Thing I was responding to got deleted, but I'll leave this here anyway.
Re: East Coast 5.8 Earthquake -- from VA but we could feel it in NYC
#118Not to spoil the fun, but isn't this the sort of stuff that leads down the slippery slope to reddit's front page? I understand that this affects large numbers of HN users, but so do lots of things that are very far from the tech/business/coding core of this site. Besides, there are a million places to go for this info.
Agreed. On HN, does the number of votes for a story affect how hard it is to flag it off the front page?
Re: East Coast 5.8 Earthquake -- from VA but we could feel it in NYC
#119I was out walking and the first thing I noticed here in VA was the house next to me making shake-apart kinds of noises. I was next to a steel railing and the quake must have found its sympathetic frequency because that thing was vibrating like nobody's business. A lot of folks quickly emerging from their homes. An indicator of high unemployment, it seems to me.
Re: East Coast 5.8 Earthquake -- from VA but we could feel it in NYC
#120Downtown Columbus, 21st floor, felt like a good 3 inches forward and back in north/south direction for a good 6 seconds.