We just had an earth tremor here in NE Jersey.

[markw]

I thought it was my imagination but my wife, who is working about 30 miles away, just called and asked me if I felt the tremor.

It wasn't my imagination but it's the first I've ever felt here.

 

[gmichael]

I thought it was my imagination but my wife, who is working about 30 miles away, just called and asked me if I felt the tremor.

It wasn't my imagination but it's the first I've ever felt here.

We just felt it here too. No one seems to know why yet.

 

[gmichael]

Magnitude 5.8 earthquake shakes Virginia, D.C. and New York

 

[jeffsg4mac]

Wow crazy! I never even realized they had quakes up this far. From the USGS

"The area around Concord experienced a number of shocks between 1872 and 1891. Two moderate earthquakes, the first on November 18, 1872, and the second on December 19, 1882, were felt at Concord. The first shock, described as lasting only 10 seconds, was felt in adjacent towns and at Laconia, 50 kilometers to the north. The 1882 tremor was strongest at Concord, although buildings reportedly shook at Dover and Pittsfield. The town of Contoocook, near Concord, reported an earthquake of moderate intensity on January 18, 1884. On November 23, 1884, two more earthquakes, the first a light shock, followed 15 minutes later by a heavy one, were felt at Concord. Nearby, at Henniker, the foundation of a boiler was displaced. The second shock was felt over an area of about 20,750 square kilometers including eastern Massachusetts, Connecticut, and eastern New York. Concord again experienced a mild tremor on May 1, 1891. The earthquake was reported felt at Cambridge and Melrose, Massachusetts."

 

[3db]

Ottawa lies in a very active fault line or lines..but most are small magnitude..in and around 2 ....although we did had a 5.8 similar today about a year ago. I never felt a thing this time around.

 

[adk highlander]

We felt it way up here in Keene Valley NY. We are almost 500 miles away. Not any real shaking more of a shimmy.


Earthquake Details

This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
Magnitude
5.8 (Preliminary magnitude — update expected within 15 minutes)
Date-Time
Tuesday, August 23, 2011 at 17:51:03 UTC
Tuesday, August 23, 2011 at 01:51:03 PM at epicenter
Location
37.875°N, 77.908°W
Depth
6 km (3.7 miles) set by location program
Region
VIRGINIA
Distances
15 km (9 miles) S (179°) from Mineral, VA
18 km (12 miles) SSE (154°) from Louisa, VA
26 km (16 miles) ENE (58°) from Columbia, VA
54 km (34 miles) NW (314°) from Richmond, VA
139 km (87 miles) SW (214°) from Washington, DC
Location Uncertainty
Error estimate not available
Parameters
NST= 17, Nph= 17, Dmin=59.5 km, Rmss=0.33 sec, Gp=173°,
M-type="moment" magnitude from initial P wave (tsuboi method) (Mi/Mwp), Version=1
Source
West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center/NOAA/NWS
Event ID
at00lqe6x3

 

[BoredSysAdmin]

light building shaking here in NYC, nothing serious
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsus/Quakes/usc0005ild.php
It's updated slightly to 5.9
map:
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[Shock]

Sorry, I had Mexican for lunch.

 

[DTS]

Ever since we had our big shake here in Ohio, I got the Earthquake! app for my Transformer tablet. I think most people would be amazed at how many quakes there are a day around the world, I was. So far today {2nd} there has been 10 around the world by 11am. The app makes a sound so you know when one occurs.