3.3 earthquake near Huntington, WV

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About 4:30 we had an earthquake. My dogs started barking like crazy so I got up off the couch figuring fed ex was delivering something then I heard a super low rumble that lasted like five seconds and then boom, it sounded like a sonic boom. I instantly thought that my gas HVAC system had just exploded. It rattled the windows a bit but no damage.
I swear I have never heard/felt so a low frequency before in my life. USGS has pinpointed it to about a mile and a half from my house.
 
Pablo said:
3.3? Like a hummingbird fart. We can chat at 5. You would run at a 6. OK, 7 I'm ducking stuff. 8? Bend over and kiss your goodbye
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now in reverse what would you do for inches of snow.
4" laugh at people getting stuck in front of house on bald tires
8" smile
12" go drive in it
16" clear the drive
20" laugh at bro trucks getting stuck in front of house.
 
That reminds me, apparently there was tsunami warning in the Bay area a week ago or so after a 7.0 struck offshore north of here. Even my beach shack is up high enough to not be in danger from a 50-footer.
 
Earthquake epicenters are always mentioned but I've never seen the fault line or other characterization of the moving parts (aka plates).

I guess that'd be bad for the real estate business.
 
Kira said:
Earthquake epicenters are always mentioned but I've never seen the fault line or other characterization of the moving parts (aka plates).

I guess that'd be bad for the real estate business.
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The faults/fractures that move can be several kms deep in the ground with no surface expression. This doesn't require a boundary between two tectonic plates.
 
Kira said:
Earthquake epicenters are always mentioned but I've never seen the fault line or other characterization of the moving parts (aka plates).

I guess that'd be bad for the real estate business.
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You can the the San Andreas Fault from the air and even from 280 south of SF. Where the fault goes out into the Pacific by Mussel Rock in Daly City you can not only see the fault but see constantly changing cracks in the road and parking lot at the end of the road and in the nearby neighborhood. There's also a well-know residence in the neighborhood that has split because of the constantly shifting grounds. Next time I go down there I'll take some pictures for you. And at the Point Reyes Peninsula, the Bolinas Lagoon, and Tomales Bay the fault line is obvious. A cow was swallowed by an opening crack there way back when they say. While driving past San Andreas Lake on 280you are looking at a stretch of the SA Fault that's filled with water. It's just about 3 miles long.
 
Pablo said:
3.3? Like a hummingbird fart. We can chat at 5. You would run at a 6. OK, 7 I'm ducking stuff. 8? Bend over and kiss your goodbye
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Here in WV we hardly ever see earthquakes as the Appalachian Mountains are as old as time. If it was a hummingbird fart it was a loud one. I never associated an earthquake with sound. For five seconds it sounded like the low rumble often heard from cars with crazy stereos and then an explosion sound like a sonic boom that rattled the entire house.
 
dbias said:
Here in WV we hardly ever see earthquakes as the Appalachian Mountains are as old as time. If it was a hummingbird fart it was a loud one. I never associated an earthquake with sound. For five seconds it sounded like the low rumble often heard from cars with crazy stereos and then an explosion sound like a sonic boom that rattled the entire house.
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The eastern portion of the U.S. is seismically quiet for the most part as it's a passive margin and very old. However plenty of faults that can move as is evidenced by the 5.8 earthquake near Mineral VA in 2011 and 4.8 in NJ earlier this year. The New Madrid fault zone in MO has recorded 4 of the largest earthquakes in U.S. history. Finally the Charleston earthquake of 1886 was a ~7 and that's in the coastal plain!
 
TiGeo said:
The eastern portion of the U.S. is seismically quiet for the most part as it's a passive margin and very old. However plenty of faults that can move as is evidenced by the 5.8 earthquake near Mineral VA in 2011 and 4.8 in NJ earlier this year. The New Madrid fault zone in MO has recorded 4 of the largest earthquakes in U.S. history. Finally the Charleston earthquake of 1886 was a ~7 and that's in the coastal plain!
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We hired a guy years ago from Ohio. Maybe a week or two in, we had a 6.8 or something while sitting in an upstairs meeting room.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001_Nisqually_earthquake

hahahahhhaha the guy's eyes nearly popped out of his head and he was running for the door faster than any human I ever saw move.

I've been through multiple 6's multiple, and a couple 7's when I was younger. (1960's-1990's)
 
I was in southern MD for the one in 2011. I was in a Walmart bathroom, washing my hands, and felt it pretty strong. I thought I was having a psychotic episode as this wasn't long after my TBI. lol Then I heard people screaming and ran out of the bathroom to see things falling off shelves and people running for the doors.
 
It can be deceiving as you guys mention. Here is one I experienced upstairs while talking to a guy in a hallway. 5.9. Not even making it to my 6 and 7's mentioned above. Rockwell International. Anaheim CA. My first "real" engineer job.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1987_Whittier_Narrows_earthquake

Well that thing FELT nasty! I could see the entire long hallway twisting as I looked straight down 100+ feet. It was crazy, and the guy I was talking to, took off running. Ceiling tiles falling, etc. What a mess.
 
Kira said:
Is that the one 'featured' in the Bond film, "View to a Kill"?
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Zorin's mine is supposed to be under San Andreas Lake in the movie. Since that's my most disliked JB movie I have seen it only a few times and not at in over 25 years and don't know if any of the footage was of the actual San Andreas Lake. The mine sequence was filmed in the UK at a time when I lived there and I saw the movie when it was released in 1985. However, I was only 9 years old and from that viewing I only remember I was thrilled when I saw Fisherman's Wharf and the blimp scene above the bridge. Grace Jones riding a handcar and blowing up is also something I remember from my first viewing. I really don't want to watch the movie again but now I'm curious.

Kira said:
Thanks for the educational answers.

When the Ardsley quake happened (NY), I expected to see a big crack somewhere up in Westchester....but no.
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Cracks and fissures do happen but they are usually pretty small. Like a 1-inch crack across a road. Cows and people getting swallowed is mostly disaster movie stuff. At the Point Reyes location where the cow was allegedly swallowed you can see that two fence posts are now offset due to shifting grounds. I see the same phenomenon, shifting grounds, near Mussel Rock. Where tectonic plates rub against each other and subduction occurs you can see dramatic geological signs. Google aerial picture of the San Andreas Fault. You can tell where the Pacific Plate and the North American Plate rub against each other.
 
TiGeo said:
The eastern portion of the U.S. is seismically quiet for the most part as it's a passive margin and very old. However plenty of faults that can move as is evidenced by the 5.8 earthquake near Mineral VA in 2011 and 4.8 in NJ earlier this year. The New Madrid fault zone in MO has recorded 4 of the largest earthquakes in U.S. history. Finally the Charleston earthquake of 1886 was a ~7 and that's in the coastal plain!
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New Madrid quake in 1811ish caused the Mississippi to flow backwards and formed Reelfoot Lake. One of my favorite fun facts about my home state (TN).

https://oldcypresslodge.com/reelfoo...he area to,Mississippi flowed over the banks.
 
An Emergency Alert on everyone's phone went off when I was having dinner in Monte Rio a couple of years ago. About 3 seconds after the alert there was nasty jolt. The restaurants, sitting on stilts above the Russian River, swayed precariously for a few seconds. I almost lost a dumpling in the excitement when I thought that maybe the nearby Bohemian Grove had blown up in a spectacular manner.
 
TiGeo said:
The eastern portion of the U.S. is seismically quiet for the most part as it's a passive margin and very old. However plenty of faults that can move as is evidenced by the 5.8 earthquake near Mineral VA in 2011 and 4.8 in NJ earlier this year. The New Madrid fault zone in MO has recorded 4 of the largest earthquakes in U.S. history. Finally the Charleston earthquake of 1886 was a ~7 and that's in the coastal plain!
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I went down the rabbit hole on New Madrid when I worked in the insurance industry and wondered why we didn't offer certain kinds of insurance around there. If that thing ever decides to let go again, Memphis is in a world of hurt along with a lot of other stuff in that area. It was fascinating reading.
 
TiGeo said:
The faults/fractures that move can be several kms deep in the ground with no surface expression. This doesn't require a boundary between two tectonic plates.
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Does the type of fault ie normal vs strike slip etc change the intensity or earthquake characteristics? I've seen videos from Japan where it looks like the earthquake was completely horizontal on Movement but the 1989? Earthquake looked like it had vertical movement as well. Then add in liquefaction and hold on.
 
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