Did the earth move for you?

[workin hard]

http://www.nbc4.com/news/4223823/detail.html

[AMP]

Nope. Music was too loud between 10:30 and 11:15 this morning for me to hear or feel anything here in the 'dorf. :)

[AC/DC]

I told to stop jumping up and down........

[mAlice]

I didn't feel this one. The last one freaked me out, though.

Originally Posted by elaine

I didn't feel this one. The last one freaked me out, though.

When was the last one? Was it here in Maryland? What was it like?

[aps45819]

Originally Posted by dems4me

When was the last one? Was it here in Maryland? What was it like?

Off the coast of Sumatra right after Christmas, killed a lot of people.

[Ehesef]

Originally Posted by aps45819

Off the coast of Sumatra right after Christmas, killed a lot of people.

:snort:

[Ehesef]

Originally Posted by dems4me

When was the last one? Was it here in Maryland? What was it like?

Try reading the article.

In 2001, a small quake registering less than 2.0 hit the Columbia, Md., area, and in 1993 about 20 small tremors occurred between March and November in the Columbia area. The largest, on March 14, 1993, registered 2.7.

Columbia and the northern parts of Cecil and Harford counties are the two most seismically active areas in Maryland.

In December 2003, a 4.5 magnitude earthquake centered near Richmond, Virginia, rumbled through Maryland, but few residents felt it and there were no reports of damage or injuries.

[kwillia]

Dear Dems,

To most people in the United States, damaging earthquakes are a California phenomon, but this is misleading. Even though the greatest seismicity in the United States occurs along the Pacific Coast (especially Alaska and Southern California), major earthquakes have also occurred in the central and eastern U.S.
The last earthquake to cause appreciable damage in the eastern United States occurred in 1886 near Charleston, South Carolina. It had an estimated magnitude of 6.5-7, an intensity of X, and was felt over an area of two million square miles. Even in Maryland, the felt intensity from this earthquake was IV to V.
Perhaps the greatest seismic event ever to occur in North America in historic times was a series of earthquakes that shook the mid-continent around New Madrid, Missouri in the winter of 1811-1812. Estimates of the magnitude range as high as 8.7; estimated maximum intensity was XII; and the felt area, which included Maryland, was 2 million square miles.
Other damaging earthquakes in the eastern U.S. include an intensity VIII event near Boston in 1755 and intensity VI events near New York City in 1737 and 1884.
Several earthquakes in adjacent states have been felt in Maryland. Marylanders are more likely to feel one of these out-of-state earthquakes than one within Maryland. As shown by Figure 2, Southwestern Virginia, central Virginia, and the Atlantic seaboard northward from Wilmington, Delaware have significantly more seismic activity than does Maryland. One out-of-state earthquake that was felt in much of Maryland occurred Easter Sunday, April 22, 1984. In fact, it was reported felt in eight states and the District of Columbia, over an area of approximately 19,000 square miles. Centered about 12 miles south of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, this earthquake registered 4.1 on the Richter Scale and had an epicentral intensity of V to VI. Most notable effects in Maryland were in the northeastern part of the state, which generally experienced Modified Mercalli Intensity V effects for example, hanging pictures fell in Conowingo; windows cracked in Elkton and Joppa; and standing vehicles rocked slightly in Union Bridge (Stover, 1988). A 3.0-magnitude tremor four days earlier is considered to have been a foreshock. Ten aftershocks registering 2 to 2.5 Richter magnitude occurred over a four-day period after the April 22 event. The Lancaster earthquake is likely related to Triassic-age structures in the area.
As of late 1993, 47 earthquakes had been reported within Maryland’s borders. Over the next ten years, that total reached 61. The accuracy and precision of these epicenter determinations is such that a few of the closer out-of-state earthquakes could have occurred within Maryland and some of those near the state’s boundaries may actually have occurred in adjacent states. For example, not included in the list was a moderate shock that occurred on January 2, 1885 in an area near the Frederick County, Maryland-Loudon County, Virginia border. The maximum intensity was V, with the total felt area covering more than 3,500 square miles. Of the Maryland earthquakes, 2 occurred in the Valley and Ridge Province, 36 were in the Piedmont Province, and 10 were in the Coastal Plain Province.
The first reported earthquake to have actually had its epicenter in Maryland occurred south of Annapolis on April 25, 1758, but no record of its strength is known to exist. The shock lasted 30 seconds and was preceded by subterranean noises. Additional felt reports were received from a few points in Pennsylvania (U.S. Geological Survey, 1973). Maryland's strongest confirmed tremor was a 3.1-magnitude event near Hancock, Washington County, in 1978. That perhaps was rivaled by an intensity V event (unknown magnitude) near Phoenix, Baltimore County, in 1939. Earthquakes of such magnitudes or intensities are still considered to be minor, and very seldom result in significant damage or injury.

Sincerely,

kwillia

Originally Posted by Ehesef

Try reading the article.

try to stop ridding my azz you ankle-bitting buttmunch ... the artice also stated that "Quakes of magnitude 2.5 to 3 are generally the smallest that can be felt."

As for our area -- in 2001 there was a 2.0 and the largest was a 2.7 in 1993 - I was hoping that Elaine could give us some insight on a larger quake, perhaps she spent time in California or something.