Earthquake

[kamimitsu]

I used to live in Tokyo... you get used to it, but the first decent one is always a shocker.

Had a 6+ hit while playing a few years ago. "Hey guys, AFK a few minutes, earthquake. Need to keep TV from falling over."

[Xyfiel]

Are the Turbine servers okay?????

Hope nothing big broke.

Welcome to our world East Coast.
-NoCal

Hey I just spent 5 years in San Diego with the Navy, I am no stranger.
Not to mention that horrible wild fire october, and landslides, and, no wait, the rest of it was pretty nice.

[KraahgDaAxe]

Work in DC ... felt it. Home in Spotsie (about 15 miles from epicenter) wifey said it was pretty traumatic.

Kraahg

[boricua_in_cali]

wow, a 5.8 near DC? That must've been scary. I personally probably wouldn't even get out of bed for a 6.0 here in Los Angeles, but that's me, I guess I'm spoiled by Los Angeles earthquakes.

[Grieve]

Yup, I'm sitting here at work West of DC. That quake was enjoyable. Too many people are overreacting.

[twix]

Im in new york..i didnt feel it but my wife who is ten minutes from where i am at work felt it..My sons daycare is in the same building as where my wife works and the building was evacuated i guess..still talking to her...never had an earth quake as far as know before..

[Phortinbras]

The USGS website has good up to the minute earthquake information.

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquak...39.-79.-77.php

Hope everyone is OK.

[cdbd3rd]

Yup, I'm sitting here at work West of DC. That quake was enjoyable. Too many people are overreacting.

The news story I read said some folks were afraid it was another plane strike... Pretty sure there's a few minor differences ibetween a mid-range quake and a jet liner landing on ya.

Anyhow. /jealous.

One of these days, if I can't have a tornado, I'll settle for the New Madrid fault here in Mizzery to kick off a good jiggler..

[falcon2030]

Well it may not have been big but it was enough to shake the glassware in my lab in Columbia SC .

[TemperanceC]

I live in Gaithersburg MD about 15 minutes from DC and I felt it here my whole building shook and we are on the second floor. The funny thing is I didn't even really think about just kept playing! I am from San Diego so I guess I am so used to earth quakes that it did not bother me. But my neighbors all came running out of there apartments screaming it was sorta hilarious to see them freaking out

[BDS]

I can now officially say my bed was a rockin'. Live in MD, was my first ever quake. Was a freaky experience, had to turn the fan off I was afraid it was gonna come flying down. No damage here. Hope everyone is okay out there.

[Seamonkeysix]

I was in an EChrono on Sarlona when it hit. We were waiting for people to get alts for the final chest, when a guy from Virginia goes "My fishtank is vibrating all over the place...we are having an earthquake. Let's open these chests before I lose power!".

Lol. Loot before evacuation ftw!

[Therigar]

Earthquake in Colorado where there are no earthquakes. Earthquake in DC where even the government never moves.

You know what that means don't you?????

Yep, absolutely nothing....

(I'd have said DOOM but I can't spell. )

[Asmodeus451]

at first i thought it was the Washer shaking the house again (its been known to happen when it gets off-balance)

then i realized the washer wasnt running.

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[PLUGintoTHEpowerLINE]

Small, apples; baby.

Love, Whittier Narrows and Northridge

I'm just teasing. I can imagine how outright scary it can be, especially when you're not as well adjusted as those of us in earthquake prone areas. Glad to hear that it looks like everybody and everything is safe, and congrats if it's your first quake!

[Seikojin]

We're okay. Many of us felt it at the office or at our homes, but it was minor. Hopefully nothing more goes on *runs to find some wood to knock on*

And yes, I'm sure to the players who live near active regions we sound like a bunch of babies now I know how the Bostonians felt when the tornadoes came through a couple months ago ha. Quote from someone at work "We don't have a bathtub! We don't have a bathtub!!!1!!1!"

At first I was like, really? For a 5.8? But then we looked at the info and said, oh, they get a pass this time. LOL

[TekkenDevil]

Haha, felt it even in the middle of Queens, NY.
Monitor, door, etc. was gently swinging back and forth by a small margin, could even feel it in my body as well.
This is the first Earthquake experience I consciously experienced. Kind of neat, in a way.

I was selling items in the Market at that very moment. A few minutes after I could see everyone making remarks about it happening to them well. One guy said he even felt it in the Canadian side of the Niagara.

[Arnhelm]

Had the strongest earthquake in most of 40 years down Trinidad way in Colorado the night before this happened. No injuries, fortunately, but a lot of building damage.

Nice thing about earthquakes in this region, they don't travel well due to their depth and nature of the geologic formations they pass through.

My best wishes to everyone affected by the recent Eastern earthquake.

[AZgreentea]

And yes, I'm sure to the players who live near active regions we sound like a bunch of babies

Tell me about it. It was only a 5.8. It didnt do much damage in a region with lower earthquake regulations than the west coast. Heck, the only damage the media has even found to photograph is cans falling off store shelves!

[Victor_1]

I used to live in Tokyo... you get used to it, but the first decent one is always a shocker.

Had a 6+ hit while playing a few years ago. "Hey guys, AFK a few minutes, earthquake. Need to keep TV from falling over."

I agree, people get used to it if it occur often.
Had similar size of earthquake 3-4 days ago when I visited my parents home.
Our reaction was like "Oh god, yet another one..." no panic, no evacuation.

Though, getting "too" used to earthquake is another problem.
People won't try to reach safe ground, that a one of reason why we had grim casualty in tsunami back in March
But that's another topic, hope everything is okay at there.